Photo: City of Hawarden Staff · Public domainLiving in Hawarden, IA: what to set up and who to call
Hawarden runs its own electric utility, City of Hawarden. Tap water in Hawarden comes from Hawarden Water Supply, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hawarden, 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 Hawarden.
Power comes from City of Hawarden
City of Hawarden (City of Hawarden - (IA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Hawarden.
Start or move service: cityofhawarden.com · (712) 551-2565
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Hawarden Water Supply
Hawarden Water Supply supplies Hawarden: about 93% of residents live in its service area. About 7% 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 2,700 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 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.8 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. IA8434040.
3 home internet providers serve Hawarden
98% of 1,144 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 35% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heartland Telecommunications Company of Iowa | DSL, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| City of Hawarden | Cable, Fiber | 87% | 1,000/30 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 30% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Hawarden is Monday or Tuesday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Hawarden, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon or Tue)Look up your day on cityofhawarden.com
Accepted at the curb
- Office paper
- Newspaper
- Magazines
- Junk mail
- Catalogs
- Hardcover books (remove covers)
- Paperback books
- Fiber board (cereal boxes, soda boxes, Frozen food boxes)
- All plastic containers labeled # 1-7
- Milk and juice jugs
- Pop and water bottles
- Aluminum & tin cans
- Aluminum foil & pans
- Corrugated cardboard
- Pizza boxes (no leftover pizza)
From cityofhawarden.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. 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.
Hawarden is in West Sioux 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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Hawarden is in ZIP code 51023
ZIP codes where Hawarden residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hawarden | ZIP’s residents in Hawarden |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51023 | Hawarden, IA | 100% | 80% |
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 Hawarden
Who supplies Hawarden’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Hawarden Water Supply (EPA ID IA8434040). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hawarden?
City of Hawarden (City of Hawarden - (IA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Hawarden?
Heartland Telecommunications Company of Iowa, City of Hawarden, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hawarden?
51023. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hawarden in?
West Sioux Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Hawarden?
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 Sioux 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: Hawarden’s own website (cityofhawarden.com), read Oct 21, 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.