Living in Remsen, IA: what to set up and who to call
Remsen runs its own electric utility, City of Remsen. Tap water in Remsen comes from Remsen Municipal Utilities, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Remsen, 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 Remsen.
Power comes from City of Remsen
City of Remsen (City of Remsen - (IA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Remsen.
Start or move service: remseniowa.org · (712) 786-2136
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Remsen Municipal Utilities
Remsen Municipal Utilities supplies almost all of Remsen. It draws ground water and serves 1,678 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–Jun 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.8 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. IA7568079.
5 home internet providers serve Remsen
100% of 748 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westel Systems | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| NET Broadband | Fixed wireless | 96% | 50/5 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 12% | 100/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 9% | 100/20 |
| Evertek | Fixed wireless | 3% | 35/5 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Remsen’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Remsen.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Remsen is in Remsen-Union 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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Remsen is in ZIP code 51050
ZIP codes where Remsen residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Remsen | ZIP’s residents in Remsen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51050 | Remsen, IA | 100% | 64% |
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 Remsen
Who supplies Remsen’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Remsen Municipal Utilities (EPA ID IA7568079). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Remsen?
City of Remsen (City of Remsen - (IA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Remsen?
Westel Systems, NET Broadband, T-Mobile, Nextlink, Evertek (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Remsen?
51050. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Remsen in?
Remsen-Union Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Remsen?
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 Plymouth 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.