Photo: Robert Stinnett · CC BY 2.0Living in State Center, IA: what to set up and who to call
State Center runs its own electric utility, City of State Center. Tap water in State Center comes from State Center Muni Water Dept, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.5 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in State Center, 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 State Center.
Power comes from City of State Center
City of State Center (City of State Center - (IA)), a municipal utility, serves all of State Center.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from State Center Muni Water Dept
State Center Muni Water Dept supplies almost all of State Center. It draws ground water and serves 1,411 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 Jul–Dec 2025, was 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 0.9 ppb. That’s lower than 60% 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. IA6484093.
4 home internet providers serve State Center
100% of 666 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partner Communications Cooperative | DSL, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Fiber | 61% | 2,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 82% | 100/20 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 75% | 25/5 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have State Center’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in State Center.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
State Center is in West Marshall 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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
State Center is in ZIP code 50247
ZIP codes where State Center residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of State Center | ZIP’s residents in State Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50247 | State Center, IA | 100% | 59% |
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 State Center
Who supplies State Center’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
State Center Muni Water Dept (EPA ID IA6484093). 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 0.5 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in State Center?
City of State Center (City of State Center - (IA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve State Center?
Partner Communications Cooperative, Mediacom Xtream, AT&T, Rise Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in State Center?
50247. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is State Center in?
West Marshall Community School District.
How do I register to vote in State Center?
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 Marshall 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.