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The Wesley handbook

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

Tuesday is trash day in Wesley. Algona Community School District runs the public schools in Wesley.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Wesley, 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 Wesley.

Electricity

Power comes from Interstate Power and Light

Interstate Power and Light (Interstate Power and Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Wesley. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Wesley Water Supply

Wesley Water Supply supplies Wesley: about 93% of residents live in its service area. About 7% 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 390 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.

Lead, 90th percentile4.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 87% 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. IA5592098.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Wesley

100% of 228 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Mediacom XtreamFiber98%2,000/1,000
CenturyLinkDSL86%10/1
Northwest CommunicationsFixed wireless100%100/20
GigFireFixed wireless82%150/130
NextlinkFixed wireless52%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless21%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Wesley is Tuesday

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

Trash dayTuesdayEvery week
Pickup calendar

This month

  • TrashEvery week
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsLarge bulky items (chairs, couches, mattresses, rugs/carpet, shelving) $15.00 for the first item and $5.00 for each additional item per pickup; electronics $30.00 each; appliances $30.00 each

From wesleyiowa.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026. 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.

Wesley kids go to
PK–KBertha Godfrey Elementary Schoolin Algona
3–4Lucia Wallace Elementary Schoolin Algona
5–8Algona Middle Schoolin Algona
9–12Algona High Schoolin Algona

Wesley is in Algona 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Wesley is in ZIP code 50483

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of WesleyZIP’s residents in Wesley
50483Wesley, IA100%54%

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 Wesley

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

Wesley Water Supply (EPA ID IA5592098). 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 4.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Wesley?

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 Wesley?

Mediacom Xtream, CenturyLink, Northwest Communications, GigFire, Nextlink, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Wesley?

50483. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Wesley in?

Algona Community School District.

How do I register to vote in Wesley?

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 Kossuth 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: Wesley’s own website (wesleyiowa.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.