Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Sergeant Bluff, IA: what to set up and who to call
Sergeant Bluff runs its own electric utility, City of Sergeant Bluff. The closest ER is Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center, 7.2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sergeant Bluff, 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 Sergeant Bluff.
Power comes from City of Sergeant Bluff
City of Sergeant Bluff (City of Sergeant Bluff - (IA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Sergeant Bluff.
Start or move service: cityofsergeantbluff.com · (712) 943-4244
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Sergeant Bluff Water Supply
Sergeant Bluff Water Supply supplies almost all of Sergeant Bluff. It draws ground water and serves 5,015 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 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 87% 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. IA9774033.
6 home internet providers serve Sergeant Bluff
100% of 1,665 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| Northwest Iowa Telephone Co | Fiber, Cable, DSL | 87% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 75% | 100/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 45% | 300/75 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 32% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 23% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Sergeant Bluff depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Sergeant Bluff, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayThe town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
- RecyclingEvery other week, ThuCheck which week on cityofsergeantbluff.com →
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
City Compost Site
493 South Ridge Road
- Wed10 am–3 pm, 3 pm–7 pm
- Sat10 am–3 pm, 3 pm–7 pm
Cost: Annual pass free of charge for residents; disposal tickets $30 per carload/pickup/van/SUV/single axle trailer, $65 per large truck or multiple axle
From cityofsergeantbluff.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2024, 2026-09-11, 2026-09-17, 2026-09-30. 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.
Sergeant Bluff is in Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community School District.
ASchool 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.
Sergeant Bluff is in ZIP code 51054
ZIP codes where Sergeant Bluff residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sergeant Bluff | ZIP’s residents in Sergeant Bluff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51054 | Sergeant Bluff, IA | 100% | 87% |
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 Sergeant Bluff
Who supplies Sergeant Bluff’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Sergeant Bluff Water Supply (EPA ID IA9774033). 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 4.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sergeant Bluff?
City of Sergeant Bluff (City of Sergeant Bluff - (IA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Sergeant Bluff?
Sparklight, Northwest Iowa Telephone Co, AT&T, Nextlink, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sergeant Bluff?
51054. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sergeant Bluff in?
Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Sergeant Bluff?
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 Woodbury 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: Sergeant Bluff’s own website (cityofsergeantbluff.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.