Photo: Lacey Niceswanger · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Somers, IA: what to set up and who to call
Somers Water Works has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 11.0 ppb, was higher than 98% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Southeast Valley Community School District runs the public schools in Somers.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Somers, 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 Somers.
Power comes from MidAmerican Energy
MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Somers. Its homes paid an average of 11.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $93 a month (its average across Iowa).
Start or move service: midamericanenergy.com · (888) 427-5632
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Somers Water Works
Somers Water Works supplies almost all of Somers. It draws ground water and serves 128 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 11.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 14.0 ppb. That’s higher than 98% 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. IA1381073.
4 home internet providers serve Somers
100% of 78 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webster-Calhoun Cooperative Telephone Association | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 92% | 25/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 79% | 300/20 |
| Northwest Communications | Fixed wireless | 38% | 25/5 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Somers’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Somers.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Somers is in Southeast Valley Community School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Somers is in ZIP code 50586
ZIP codes where Somers residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Somers | ZIP’s residents in Somers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50586 | Somers, IA | 100% | 47% |
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 Somers
Who supplies Somers’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Somers Water Works (EPA ID IA1381073). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 11.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Somers?
MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Somers?
Webster-Calhoun Cooperative Telephone Association, Rise Broadband, Verizon, Northwest Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Somers?
50586. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Somers in?
Southeast Valley Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Somers?
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 Calhoun 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.