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The Odebolt handbook

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

Every home in Odebolt is in ZIP code 51458. Children in Odebolt attend Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Odebolt, 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 Odebolt.

Electricity

Power comes from MidAmerican Energy

MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Odebolt. Its homes paid an average of 11.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $93 a month (its average across Iowa).

Start or move service: midamericanenergy.com · (888) 427-5632

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 Odebolt Water Supply

Odebolt Water Supply supplies almost all of Odebolt. It draws ground water and serves 994 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.

Lead, 90th percentile4.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 4.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 91% 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. IA8144087.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Odebolt

100% of 561 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Sac County Mutual TelephoneFiber100%300/300
Western Iowa WirelessFixed wireless93%300/100
T-MobileFixed wireless86%100/20
NET BroadbandFixed wireless56%35/5
Northwest CommunicationsFixed wireless8%25/5

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Odebolt’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Odebolt.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Odebolt kids go to
K–5Odebolt Elementary-OdeboltOdebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District
6–8Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Middle SchoolOdebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District
9–12Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High Schoolin Ida Grove

Odebolt is in Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Odebolt is in ZIP code 51458

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of OdeboltZIP’s residents in Odebolt
51458Odebolt, IA100%68%
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 Odebolt

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

Odebolt Water Supply (EPA ID IA8144087). 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 4.8 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Odebolt?

MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Odebolt?

Sac County Mutual Telephone, Western Iowa Wireless, T-Mobile, NET Broadband, Northwest Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Odebolt?

51458. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Odebolt in?

Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District.

How do I register to vote in Odebolt?

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 Sac 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.