Living in Van Horne, IA: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Van Horne comes from Van Horne Water Works, 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. For emergencies, Van Horne is closest to Virginia Gay Hospital, 12 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Van Horne, 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 Van Horne.
Power comes from Interstate Power and Light
Interstate Power and Light (Interstate Power and Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Van Horne. Its homes paid an average of 17.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $131 a month (its average across Iowa).
Start or move service: alliantenergy.com · (319) 786-4411
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Van Horne Water Works
Van Horne Water Works supplies almost all of Van Horne. It buys ground water influenced by surface water (EPA lists Poweshiek Water Association (Cr) as seller) and serves 779 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 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. IA0685045.
4 home internet providers serve Van Horne
100% of 331 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Horne Communications | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 96% | 150/130 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 86% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 27% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Van Horne’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Van Horne.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Van Horne is in Benton 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 Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Van Horne is in ZIP code 52346
ZIP codes where Van Horne residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Van Horne | ZIP’s residents in Van Horne |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52346 | Van Horne, IA | 100% | 71% |
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 Van Horne
Who supplies Van Horne’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Van Horne Water Works (EPA ID IA0685045). 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 Van Horne?
Interstate Power and Light (Interstate Power and Light Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Van Horne?
Van Horne Communications, GigFire, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Van Horne?
52346. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Van Horne in?
Benton Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Van Horne?
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 Benton 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.