Photo: Farragutful · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Welton, IA: what to set up and who to call
Welton spans 2 ZIP codes; 52774 holds the most residents (98%). Only 51% of addresses in Welton can get a wired internet connection, by the FCC’s map.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Welton, 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 Welton.
Power comes from Interstate Power and Light
Interstate Power and Light (Interstate Power and Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Welton. 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 Welton Water Supply
Welton Water Supply supplies Welton: about 32% of residents live in its service area. About 68% 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 121 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 70% 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. IA2391001.
6 home internet providers serve Welton
71% of 82 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 48% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinetic | Fiber, Fixed wireless, DSL | 66% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Grand Mound Cooperative Telephone Association | Fiber | 34% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Grand Mound Communications | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 50% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 44% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 15% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Welton’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Welton.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Welton is in Central DeWitt 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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Welton spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Welton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Welton | ZIP’s residents in Welton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52774 | Welton, IA | 98% | 100% |
| 52037 | Delmar, IA | 2% | 0% |
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 Welton
Who supplies Welton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Welton Water Supply (EPA ID IA2391001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Welton?
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 Welton?
Kinetic, Grand Mound Cooperative Telephone Association, Grand Mound Communications, Nextlink, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Welton?
52774 (98%), 52037 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Welton in?
Central DeWitt Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Welton?
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 Clinton 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.