Photo: Lolwhynot3498 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Grundy Center, IA: what to set up and who to call
Grundy Center runs its own electric utility, Grundy Center Mun Light & Power. In Grundy Center, trash day is Thursday.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Grundy Center, 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 Grundy Center.
Power comes from Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
Grundy Center Mun Light & Power (Grundy Center Mun Light & Power), a municipal utility, serves all of Grundy Center.
Start or move service: grundycenter.com · (319) 825-5207
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Grundy Center Water Supply
Grundy Center Water Supply supplies almost all of Grundy Center. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Ia Regional Utilities Assoc (Waverly) as seller) and serves 2,796 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.8 ppb. That’s higher than 66% 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. IA3833013.
9 home internet providers serve Grundy Center
100% of 1,273 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heart of Iowa Communications Cooperative | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| Kinetic | DSL, Fixed wireless | 91% | 200/20 |
| Grundy Center Municipal Light & Power | Cable | 89% | 500/100 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 90% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 88% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Grundy Center is Thursday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Grundy Center, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingTwice a month, Wed · which week: grundycenter.com
From grundycenter.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 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.
Grundy Center is in Grundy Center Community School District.
A+School gradeSee 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 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Grundy Center is in ZIP code 50638
ZIP codes where Grundy Center residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Grundy Center | ZIP’s residents in Grundy Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50638 | Grundy Center, IA | 100% | 82% |
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 Grundy Center
Who supplies Grundy Center’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Grundy Center Water Supply (EPA ID IA3833013). 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 1.8 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Grundy Center?
Grundy Center Mun Light & Power (Grundy Center Mun Light & Power), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Grundy Center?
Heart of Iowa Communications Cooperative, Mediacom Xtream, Kinetic, Grundy Center Municipal Light & Power, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Grundy Center?
50638. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Grundy Center in?
Grundy Center Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Grundy Center?
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 Grundy 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: Grundy Center’s own website (grundycenter.com), read Oct 23, 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.