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The Mount Pleasant handbook

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

Tap water in Mount Pleasant comes from Mount Pleasant Municipal Utilities, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Mount Pleasant has a train station, Midwest Central North Depot.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Mount Pleasant, 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 Mount Pleasant.

Electricity

Power comes from Interstate Power and Light

Interstate Power and Light (Interstate Power and Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Mount Pleasant. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Mount Pleasant Municipal Utilities

Mount Pleasant Municipal Utilities supplies almost all of Mount Pleasant. It draws ground water and serves 9,274 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.0 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. IA4453016.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Mount Pleasant

100% of 3,073 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 76% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Mediacom XtreamCable, Fiber99%1,000/50
Liberty CommunicationsFixed wireless, Fiber99%1,000/1,000
ImOn CommunicationsFiber73%1,000/1,000
KineticDSL, Fiber67%200/20
Kalona Cooperative Telephone CompanyFixed wireless, Fiber10%100/20
LiscofiberFiber3%1,000/1,000

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Mount Pleasant’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mount Pleasant.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Mount Pleasant kids go to
PK–KHarlan Elementary SchoolMount Pleasant Community School District
3–5Van Allen Elementary SchoolMount Pleasant Community School District
6–8Mount Pleasant Middle SchoolMount Pleasant Community School District
9–12Mount Pleasant High SchoolMount Pleasant Community School District

Mount Pleasant is in Mount Pleasant 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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Mount Pleasant is in ZIP code 52641

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Mount PleasantZIP’s residents in Mount Pleasant
52641Mount Pleasant, IA100%72%
Area code319Wikidata

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.

Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Mount Pleasant

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

Mount Pleasant Municipal Utilities (EPA ID IA4453016). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Mount Pleasant?

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 Mount Pleasant?

Mediacom Xtream, Liberty Communications, ImOn Communications, Kinetic, Kalona Cooperative Telephone Company, Liscofiber (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Mount Pleasant?

52641. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Mount Pleasant in?

Mount Pleasant Community School District.

How do I register to vote in Mount Pleasant?

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 Henry 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.