Photo: RifeIdeas · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Hopkinton, IA: what to set up and who to call
Hopkinton runs its own electric utility, City of Hopkinton. The closest ER is Mercyone Dyersville Medical Center, 11 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hopkinton, 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 Hopkinton.
Power comes from City of Hopkinton
City of Hopkinton (City of Hopkinton - (IA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Hopkinton.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Hopkinton Municipal Utilities
Hopkinton Municipal Utilities supplies Hopkinton: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% 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 622 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 9.3 ppb. That’s higher than 59% 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. IA2835056.
5 home internet providers serve Hopkinton
99% of 336 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comelec Internet Services | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Kinetic | Fiber, DSL | 98% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Maquoketa Valley Electric Cooperative | Fiber | 29% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 84% | 100/20 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 65% | 150/130 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Kluesner Sanitation picks up trash in Hopkinton
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Hopkinton, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cityofhopkinton.org →
From cityofhopkinton.org, 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.
Hopkinton is in Maquoketa Valley 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Hopkinton is in ZIP code 52237
ZIP codes where Hopkinton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hopkinton | ZIP’s residents in Hopkinton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52237 | Hopkinton, IA | 100% | 39% |
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 Hopkinton
Who supplies Hopkinton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Hopkinton Municipal Utilities (EPA ID IA2835056). 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 1.3 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hopkinton?
City of Hopkinton (City of Hopkinton - (IA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Hopkinton?
Comelec Internet Services, Kinetic, Maquoketa Valley Electric Cooperative, T-Mobile, GigFire (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hopkinton?
52237. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hopkinton in?
Maquoketa Valley Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Hopkinton?
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 Delaware 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: Hopkinton’s own website (cityofhopkinton.org), 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.