Photo: Billwhittaker · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Waverly, IA: what to set up and who to call
Waverly runs its own electric utility, Waverly Municipal Elec Utility. Waverly Water Department has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.7 ppb, was higher than 94% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Waverly, 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 Waverly.
Power comes from Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
Waverly Municipal Elec Utility (Waverly Municipal Elec Utility - (IA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Waverly.
Start or move service: waverlyutilities.com · (319) 352-6251
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Waverly Water Department
Waverly Water Department supplies Waverly: about 92% of residents live in its service area. About 8% 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 10,394 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 6.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 94% 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. IA0990085.
8 home internet providers serve Waverly
100% of 3,578 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waverly Communications Utility | Fiber | 100% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/50 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 32% | 10/1 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 79% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 74% | 300/20 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 67% | 150/130 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Waverly depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Waverly, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayThe town’s pickup map
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on waverlyia.com →
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Aluminum
- Cardboard, corrugated & single-layered
- Magazines & slick paper
- Newspapers
- Paper, white & colored
- Phone books
City of Waverly Recycling Center
2800 5th Ave NW, Waverly, IA 50677
From waverlyia.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 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.
Waverly is in Waverly-Shell Rock Community School District.
A−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.
Waverly is in ZIP code 50677
ZIP codes where Waverly residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Waverly | ZIP’s residents in Waverly |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50677 | Waverly, IA | 100% | 81% |
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 Waverly
Who supplies Waverly’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Waverly Water Department (EPA ID IA0990085). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.7 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Waverly?
Waverly Municipal Elec Utility (Waverly Municipal Elec Utility - (IA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Waverly?
Waverly Communications Utility, Mediacom Xtream, CenturyLink, T-Mobile, Verizon, GigFire (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Waverly?
50677. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Waverly in?
Waverly-Shell Rock Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Waverly?
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: Waverly’s own website (waverlyia.com), read Oct 23, 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.