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The St. Joseph handbook

Living in St. Joseph, IA: what to set up and who to call

St. Joseph has no town government of its own, so Kossuth County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Algona Community School District. Kossuth Regional Health Center, 11.2 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
St. Joseph has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Kossuth County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on St. Joseph’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in St. Joseph, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerMidAmerican Energyinvestor-owned utility · 11.2¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve St. JosephData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have St. Joseph’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolAlgona Community School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code50519Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in St. Joseph.

Electricity

Power comes from MidAmerican Energy

MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of St. Joseph. 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.

Internet

Which providers serve St. Joseph

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in St. Joseph, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have St. Joseph’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in St. Joseph.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileSt. Joseph has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

St. Joseph kids go to
PK–KBertha Godfrey Elementary Schoolin Algona
3–4Lucia Wallace Elementary Schoolin Algona
5–8Algona Middle Schoolin Algona
9–12Algona High Schoolin Algona

St. Joseph is in Algona 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

St. Joseph is unincorporated, so Kossuth County is the local government.

Local governmentKossuth CountySt. Joseph is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereKossuth County AuditorElections here are run by Kossuth County (county election office). 114 W. State Street, Algona, IA 50511 · (515) 295-2718 · [email protected]FVAP, Jul 2021
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placesos.iowa.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

St. Joseph is in ZIP code 50519

ZIP codes where St. Joseph residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of St. JosephZIP’s residents in St. Joseph
50519Bode, IA100%8%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomKossuth Regional Health Center11.2 miles awayGet a library cardLivermore Public Library402 5th St. · (515) 379-2078

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in St. Joseph

Who provides electricity in St. Joseph?

MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in St. Joseph?

50519. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is St. Joseph in?

Algona Community School District.

How do I register to vote in St. Joseph?

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 Kossuth County Auditor. Check your registration at sos.iowa.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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): pending.