Star-Clipper-Canfield Building and Winding Stairway · Photo: Dan Breyfogle · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Traer, IA: what to set up and who to call
Traer runs its own electric utility, City of Traer. Tap water in Traer comes from Traer Municipal Water Plant, 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 Traer, 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 Traer.
Power comes from City of Traer
City of Traer (City of Traer - (IA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Traer.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Traer Municipal Water Plant
Traer Municipal Water Plant supplies almost all of Traer. It draws ground water and serves 1,583 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 2022–Dec 2024, 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. IA8681030.
6 home internet providers serve Traer
100% of 763 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 73% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| Kinetic | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 99% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 98% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 95% | 300/20 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 73% | 150/130 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 22% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Traer
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Traer, from the town’s own site.
Traer Recycling Center
403 First Street, Traer, IA 50675
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Containers
- Mixed paper
- Glass
- Cardboard
Can Country
2608 170th Street, Traer, IA 50675
From traer.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.
Traer is in North Tama County Community School District.
DSchool 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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Traer is in ZIP code 50675
ZIP codes where Traer residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Traer | ZIP’s residents in Traer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50675 | Traer, IA | 100% | 67% |
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 Traer
Who supplies Traer’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Traer Municipal Water Plant (EPA ID IA8681030). 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 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Traer?
City of Traer (City of Traer - (IA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Traer?
Mediacom Xtream, Kinetic, Nextlink, Verizon, GigFire, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Traer?
50675. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Traer in?
North Tama County Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Traer?
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 Tama 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: Traer’s own website (traer.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.