Photo: Pettingills · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Pocahontas, IA: what to set up and who to call
Pocahontas runs its own electric utility, City of Pocahontas. For home internet, most of Pocahontas can choose between Mediacom Xtream and CenturyLink.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pocahontas, 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 Pocahontas.
Power comes from City of Pocahontas
City of Pocahontas (City of Pocahontas - (IA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Pocahontas.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Pocahontas Water Department
Pocahontas Water Department supplies almost all of Pocahontas. It draws ground water and serves 1,877 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.
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. IA7633049.
7 home internet providers serve Pocahontas
100% of 1,066 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 65% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/50 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 76% | 40/3 |
| Pocahontas Fiber Network | Fiber | 59% | 500/100 |
| Evertek | Fixed wireless | 100% | 50/5 |
| Northwest Communications | Fixed wireless | 98% | 100/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 89% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Pocahontas’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pocahontas.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Pocahontas is in Pocahontas Area Community School District.
C+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 Aug 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Pocahontas is in ZIP code 50574
ZIP codes where Pocahontas residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pocahontas | ZIP’s residents in Pocahontas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50574 | Pocahontas, IA | 100% | 82% |
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 Pocahontas
Who supplies Pocahontas’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Pocahontas Water Department (EPA ID IA7633049). 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 Pocahontas?
City of Pocahontas (City of Pocahontas - (IA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Pocahontas?
Mediacom Xtream, CenturyLink, Pocahontas Fiber Network, Evertek, Northwest Communications, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pocahontas?
50574. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pocahontas in?
Pocahontas Area Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Pocahontas?
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 Pocahontas 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.