Photo: Billwhittaker · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Osage, IA: what to set up and who to call
Osage runs its own electric utility, City of Osage. Osage Municipal Water Supply has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 11.4 ppb, was higher than 99% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Osage, 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 Osage.
Power comes from City of Osage
City of Osage (City of Osage - (IA)), a municipal utility, serves 96.9% of Osage residents.
Start or move service: osage.net · (641) 832-3731
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Osage Municipal Water Supply
Osage Municipal Water Supply supplies almost all of Osage. It draws ground water and serves 3,637 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 11.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 99% 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. IA6663001.
6 home internet providers serve Osage
100% of 1,814 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 4% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osage Municipal Utilities | Cable, Fixed wireless | 100% | 500/50 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 79% | 10/1 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 100% | 150/130 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 83% | 100/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 64% | 1,000/500 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Osage’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Osage.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Osage is in Osage Community School District.
B+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 Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Osage is in ZIP code 50461
ZIP codes where Osage residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Osage | ZIP’s residents in Osage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50461 | Osage, IA | 100% | 65% |
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 Osage
Who supplies Osage’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Osage Municipal Water Supply (EPA ID IA6663001). 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 11.4 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Osage?
City of Osage (City of Osage - (IA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Osage?
Osage Municipal Utilities, Mediacom Xtream, CenturyLink, GigFire, T-Mobile, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Osage?
50461. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Osage in?
Osage Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Osage?
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 Mitchell 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.