Living in Little Rock, IA: what to set up and who to call
Little Rock Water Supply has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 9.1 ppb, was higher than 97% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). For a library card, the closest branch is Little Rock Public Library, 0.2 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Little Rock, 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 Little Rock.
Power comes from Interstate Power and Light
Interstate Power and Light (Interstate Power and Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Little Rock. 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.
Water comes from Little Rock Water Supply
Little Rock Water Supply supplies almost all of Little Rock. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Osceola Rural Water System-North as seller) and serves 441 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 9.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 97% 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. IA6060006.
2 home internet providers serve Little Rock
100% of 254 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Iowa Telephone Company | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 70% | 150/130 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Little Rock’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Little Rock.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Little Rock is in George-Little Rock 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 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Little Rock is in ZIP code 51243
ZIP codes where Little Rock residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Little Rock | ZIP’s residents in Little Rock |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51243 | Little Rock, IA | 100% | 59% |
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 Little Rock
Who supplies Little Rock’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Little Rock Water Supply (EPA ID IA6060006). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 9.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Little Rock?
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 Little Rock?
Northern Iowa Telephone Company, GigFire (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Little Rock?
51243. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Little Rock in?
George-Little Rock Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Little Rock?
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 Lyon 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.