Lakeside Ballroom · Photo: Kevin Schuchmann · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Guttenberg, IA: what to set up and who to call
Guttenberg runs its own electric utility, City of Guttenberg. Children in Guttenberg attend Clayton Ridge Community School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Guttenberg, 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 Guttenberg.
Power comes from City of Guttenberg
City of Guttenberg (City of Guttenberg), a municipal utility, serves all of Guttenberg.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Guttenberg Water Utility
Guttenberg Water Utility supplies Guttenberg: about 71% of residents live in its service area. About 29% 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 1,817 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–Dec 2024, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s higher than 63% 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. IA2242018.
4 home internet providers serve Guttenberg
100% of 1,053 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Communications | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 100% | 500/500 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 82% | 300/20 |
| Comelec Internet Services | Fixed wireless | 7% | 50/15 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Guttenberg’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Guttenberg.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Guttenberg is in Clayton Ridge Community School District.
C−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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Guttenberg is in ZIP code 52052
ZIP codes where Guttenberg residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Guttenberg | ZIP’s residents in Guttenberg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52052 | Guttenberg, IA | 100% | 61% |
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 Guttenberg
Who supplies Guttenberg’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Guttenberg Water Utility (EPA ID IA2242018). 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 1.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Guttenberg?
City of Guttenberg (City of Guttenberg), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Guttenberg?
Alpine Communications, Mediacom Xtream, Verizon, Comelec Internet Services (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Guttenberg?
52052. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Guttenberg in?
Clayton Ridge Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Guttenberg?
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 Clayton 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: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- 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.