Photo: RifeIdeas · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Hiawatha, IA: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Hiawatha goes to 52233 (99% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. Most of Hiawatha has one wired internet choice: Mediacom Xtream.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hiawatha, 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 Hiawatha.
Power comes from MidAmerican Energy
MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hiawatha. Its homes paid an average of 11.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $93 a month (its average across Iowa).
Start or move service: midamericanenergy.com · (888) 427-5632
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Cedar Rapids Water Department
Cedar Rapids Water Department supplies Hiawatha: about 52% of residents live in its service area. About 48% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water influenced by surface water and serves 142,364 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.6 ppb. That’s higher than 60% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IA5715093.
9 home internet providers serve Hiawatha
100% of 2,693 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 48% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/1,000 |
| ImOn Communications | Fiber | 48% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 38% | 100/10 |
| USA Communications | Fiber | 5% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 3% | 940/940 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 78% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hiawatha’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hiawatha.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Hiawatha (92%) is in Cedar Rapids Community School District; parts are in Alburnett Community School District (8%).
DSchool 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.
Hiawatha spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Hiawatha residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hiawatha | ZIP’s residents in Hiawatha |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52233 | Hiawatha, IA | 99% | 100% |
| 52411 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 1% | 1% |
A few homes fall in 52341.
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 Hiawatha
Who supplies Hiawatha’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Cedar Rapids Water Department (EPA ID IA5715093). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hiawatha?
MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hiawatha?
Mediacom Xtream, ImOn Communications, CenturyLink, USA Communications, Quantum Fiber, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hiawatha?
52233 (99%), 52411 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hiawatha in?
Cedar Rapids Community School District. Parts of the city are in Alburnett Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Hiawatha?
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 Linn 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.