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The Walcott handbook

Living in Walcott, IA: what to set up and who to call

In Walcott, trash day is Monday. Tap water in Walcott comes from Walcott Waterworks, 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 Walcott, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Walcott.

Electricity

Power comes from MidAmerican Energy

MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Walcott. Its homes paid an average of 11.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $93 a month (its average across Iowa).

Start or move service: midamericanenergy.com · (888) 427-5632

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Walcott Waterworks

Walcott Waterworks supplies almost all of Walcott. It draws ground water and serves 1,556 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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. IA8285058.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Walcott

99% of 674 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 9% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Mediacom XtreamCable96%2,000/1,000
CenturyLinkDSL95%10/1
Night Owl WirelessFiber, Fixed wireless18%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless62%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless27%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless23%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Walcott is Monday

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Walcott, from the town’s own site.

Trash dayMondayEvery week
Pickup calendar

This month

What goes in the recycling bin

Single-stream recycling

All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.

From cityofwalcott.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2026-10-13. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Walcott kids go to
K–5Walcott Elementary SchoolDavenport Community School District
6–8Walcott Middle SchoolDavenport Community School District
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Walcott (90%) is in Davenport Community School District; parts are in Durant Community School District (10%).

D−School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Walcott is in ZIP code 52773

ZIP codes where Walcott residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of WalcottZIP’s residents in Walcott
52773Walcott, IA100%67%
Area code563Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Walcott

Who supplies Walcott’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Walcott Waterworks (EPA ID IA8285058). 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 Walcott?

MidAmerican Energy (MidAmerican Energy Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Walcott?

Mediacom Xtream, CenturyLink, Night Owl Wireless, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Walcott?

52773. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Walcott in?

Davenport Community School District. Parts of the city are in Durant Community School District.

How do I register to vote in Walcott?

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 Scott 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: Walcott’s own website (cityofwalcott.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.