Living in Lake Park, IA: what to set up and who to call
Lake Park runs its own electric utility, City of Lake Park. Harris-Lake Park Community School District runs the public schools in Lake Park.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lake Park, 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 Lake Park.
Power comes from City of Lake Park
City of Lake Park (City of Lake Park - (IA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Lake Park.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Lake Park Municipal Utilities
Lake Park Municipal Utilities supplies Lake Park: about 81% of residents live in its service area. About 19% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Osceola Rural Water System-North as seller) and serves 1,167 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 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 9.0 ppb. That’s higher than 88% 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. IA3045046.
8 home internet providers serve Lake Park
100% of 738 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premier Communications | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 66% | 40/3 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 100% | 150/130 |
| Evertek | Fixed wireless | 99% | 35/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 84% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Lake Park: twice a month, Wed
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lake Park, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check lakeparkia.com →
From lakeparkia.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2017-01-27, 2026-09-26. 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.
Lake Park is in Harris-Lake Park Community School District.
A−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.
Lake Park is in ZIP code 51347
ZIP codes where Lake Park residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lake Park | ZIP’s residents in Lake Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51347 | Lake Park, IA | 100% | 78% |
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 Lake Park
Who supplies Lake Park’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lake Park Municipal Utilities (EPA ID IA3045046). 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 4.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lake Park?
City of Lake Park (City of Lake Park - (IA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Lake Park?
Premier Communications, Mediacom Xtream, CenturyLink, GigFire, Evertek, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lake Park?
51347. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lake Park in?
Harris-Lake Park Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Lake Park?
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 Dickinson 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: Lake Park’s own website (lakeparkia.com), read Oct 22, 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.