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The Mapleton handbook

Living in Mapleton, IA: what to set up and who to call

Mapleton runs its own electric utility, City of Mapleton. Trash goes out on Wednesdays in Mapleton.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Mapleton, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Mapleton.

Electricity

Power comes from City of Mapleton

City of Mapleton (City of Mapleton- (IA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Mapleton.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Mapleton Municipal Water Plant

Mapleton Municipal Water Plant supplies Mapleton: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 5% 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 1,124 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 54% 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. IA6727028.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Mapleton

92% of 614 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
CenturyLinkDSL92%100/10
Mapleton Communications Management AgencyCable84%1,500/50
AT&TFixed wireless54%25/3
NextlinkFixed wireless33%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless12%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Mapleton is Wednesday

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Mapleton, from the town’s own site.

Trash dayWednesdayEvery week
Pickup calendar

This month

  • TrashEvery week
Recycling drop-off

Green recycling bins

5th St, east side of Fiesta Grocery Store

From mapleton.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Mapleton kids go to
PK–5Mapleton Elementary SchoolMaple Valley-Anthon Oto Community School District
6–8MVAO Middle Schoolin Anthon
9–12Maple Valley-Anthon Oto High SchoolMaple Valley-Anthon Oto Community School District

Mapleton is in Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Community School District.

CSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Mapleton is in ZIP code 51034

ZIP codes where Mapleton residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of MapletonZIP’s residents in Mapleton
51034Mapleton, IA100%69%
Area code712Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Mapleton

Who supplies Mapleton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Mapleton Municipal Water Plant (EPA ID IA6727028). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Mapleton?

City of Mapleton (City of Mapleton- (IA)), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Mapleton?

CenturyLink, Mapleton Communications Management Agency, AT&T, Nextlink, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Mapleton?

51034. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Mapleton in?

Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Community School District.

How do I register to vote in Mapleton?

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 Monona 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: Mapleton’s own website (mapleton.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.