Photo: Dmetz61753 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Pella, IA: what to set up and who to call
Pella runs its own electric utility, City of Pella. Pella Community School District runs the public schools in Pella.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pella, 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 Pella.
Power comes from City of Pella
City of Pella (City of Pella - (IA)), a municipal utility, serves 95.5% of Pella residents.
Start or move service: cityofpella.com · (641) 628-4173
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Pella Water Works Department
Pella Water Works Department supplies almost all of Pella. It draws ground water and serves 11,052 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 63% 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. IA6368033.
8 home internet providers serve Pella
100% of 3,725 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pella Fiber | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/50 |
| Kinetic | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 75% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 75% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 64% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 61% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Pella depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Pella, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on cityofpella.com →
- Bulky itemsOn set dates
From cityofpella.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Pella is in Pella Community School District.
A+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.
Pella is in ZIP code 50219
ZIP codes where Pella residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pella | ZIP’s residents in Pella |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50219 | Pella, IA | 100% | 73% |
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 Pella
Who supplies Pella’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Pella Water Works Department (EPA ID IA6368033). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.7 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pella?
City of Pella (City of Pella - (IA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Pella?
Pella Fiber, Mediacom Xtream, Kinetic, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pella?
50219. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pella in?
Pella Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Pella?
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 Marion 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: Pella’s own website (cityofpella.com), read Oct 21, 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.