Photo: Orange Suede Sofa · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Sumner, IA: what to set up and who to call
Sumner runs its own electric utility, City of Sumner. Tap water in Sumner comes from Sumner Water Supply, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sumner, 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 Sumner.
Power comes from City of Sumner
City of Sumner (City of Sumner - (IA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Sumner.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Sumner Water Supply
Sumner Water Supply supplies Sumner: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 2,030 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 Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. IA0970006.
6 home internet providers serve Sumner
100% of 1,029 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Digital Wireless | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Hawkeye Telephone | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| Kinetic | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 95% | 2,000/2,000 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 82% | 150/130 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 61% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Sumner depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Sumner, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day
City Recycling Facility
300 Pleasant Street
- Mon7 am–8 pm
- Tue7 am–8 pm
- Wed7 am–8 pm
- Thu7 am–8 pm
- Fri7 am–8 pm
- Sat7 am–8 pm
- Sun7 am–8 pm
Accepted at the curb
- Unsorted office paper
- Envelopes
- Magazines
From mysumneriowa.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026. 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.
Sumner is in Sumner-Fredericksburg Community School District.
C+School 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Sumner is in ZIP code 50674
ZIP codes where Sumner residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sumner | ZIP’s residents in Sumner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50674 | Sumner, IA | 100% | 58% |
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 Sumner
Who supplies Sumner’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Sumner Water Supply (EPA ID IA0970006). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sumner?
City of Sumner (City of Sumner - (IA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Sumner?
Community Digital Wireless, Hawkeye Telephone, Mediacom Xtream, Kinetic, GigFire, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sumner?
50674. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sumner in?
Sumner-Fredericksburg Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Sumner?
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 Bremer 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: Sumner’s own website (mysumneriowa.com), read Oct 22, 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.