Photo: Mostly Iowa Edits · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Holiday Lake, IA: what to set up and who to call
Holiday Lake has no town government of its own, so Poweshiek County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Community School District. The nearest emergency room is Grinnell Regional Medical Center, 15.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Holiday Lake, 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 Holiday Lake.
Power comes from Interstate Power and Light
Interstate Power and Light (Interstate Power and Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Holiday Lake. Its homes paid an average of 17.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $131 a month (its average across Iowa).
Start or move service: alliantenergy.com · (319) 786-4411
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
3 home internet providers serve Holiday Lake
65% of 714 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 33% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Mutual Telecommunications Cooperative | DSL, Fiber | 86% | 500/500 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 29% | 100/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 28% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Holiday Lake’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Holiday Lake.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Holiday Lake is in Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Holiday Lake is unincorporated, so Poweshiek County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Holiday Lake is in ZIP code 52211
ZIP codes where Holiday Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Holiday Lake | ZIP’s residents in Holiday Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52211 | Brooklyn, IA | 100% | 18% |
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 Holiday Lake
Who provides electricity in Holiday Lake?
Interstate Power and Light (Interstate Power and Light Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Holiday Lake?
Brooklyn Mutual Telecommunications Cooperative, T-Mobile, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Holiday Lake?
52211. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Holiday Lake in?
Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Holiday Lake?
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 Poweshiek County Auditor. Check your registration at sos.iowa.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- 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.