Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Stanton, IA: what to set up and who to call
Stanton runs its own electric utility, City of Stanton. Children in Stanton attend Stanton Community School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Stanton, 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 Stanton.
Power comes from City of Stanton
City of Stanton (City of Stanton - (IA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Stanton.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Southwest Reg Water District (Red Oak)
Southwest Reg Water District (Red Oak) supplies Stanton: about 97% of residents live in its service area. About 3% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Red Oak Water Supply as seller) and serves 3,500 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–Dec 2024, was 2.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.9 ppb. That’s higher than 73% 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. IA6950701.
2 home internet providers serve Stanton
100% of 316 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FMTC of Stanton Iowa | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 68% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Stanton’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Stanton.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Stanton is in Stanton 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Stanton is in ZIP code 51573
ZIP codes where Stanton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Stanton | ZIP’s residents in Stanton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51573 | Stanton, IA | 100% | 63% |
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 Stanton
Who supplies Stanton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Southwest Reg Water District (Red Oak) (EPA ID IA6950701). 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 2.2 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Stanton?
City of Stanton (City of Stanton - (IA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Stanton?
FMTC of Stanton Iowa, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Stanton?
51573. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Stanton in?
Stanton Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Stanton?
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 Montgomery 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.