Living in Fredericksburg, IA: what to set up and who to call
Fredericksburg runs its own electric utility, City of Fredericksburg. For emergencies, Fredericksburg is closest to Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center, 9.2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fredericksburg, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Fredericksburg.
Power comes from City of Fredericksburg
City of Fredericksburg (City of Fredericksburg - (IA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Fredericksburg.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Fredericksburg Water Supply
Fredericksburg Water Supply supplies Fredericksburg: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 987 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 57% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IA1940068.
7 home internet providers serve Fredericksburg
100% of 480 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler-Bremer Mutual Telephone Company | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Kinetic | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 99% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 98% | 1,000/50 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 96% | 150/130 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 93% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 89% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Jendro Sanitation picks up trash in Fredericksburg
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Fredericksburg, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Cardboard, clean and flattened, not mixed with trash
- Paperback books
- Phone books
- Kraft paper bags
- Empty aerosol cans
- Metal cans (labels can still be on)
- Pots, pans, loose aluminum foil
- Clear container glass (with lids removed)
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check fredericksburgiowa.com →
From fredericksburgiowa.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Fredericksburg is in Sumner-Fredericksburg Community School District.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Fredericksburg is in ZIP code 50630
ZIP codes where Fredericksburg residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fredericksburg | ZIP’s residents in Fredericksburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50630 | Fredericksburg, IA | 100% | 59% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Fredericksburg
Who supplies Fredericksburg’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Fredericksburg Water Supply (EPA ID IA1940068). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.1 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fredericksburg?
City of Fredericksburg (City of Fredericksburg - (IA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Fredericksburg?
Butler-Bremer Mutual Telephone Company, Kinetic, Mediacom Xtream, GigFire, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fredericksburg?
50630. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fredericksburg in?
Sumner-Fredericksburg Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Fredericksburg?
In Iowa you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before). Elections here are run by the Chickasaw County Auditor. Check your registration at sos.iowa.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: Fredericksburg’s own website (fredericksburgiowa.com), read Oct 22, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.