Photo: Billwhittaker · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in West Point, IA: what to set up and who to call
West Point runs its own electric utility, West Point Utility System. Tap water in West Point comes from West Point Muni Water System, 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 West Point, 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 West Point.
Power comes from West Point Utility System
West Point Utility System (West Point Utility System), a municipal utility, serves all of West Point.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from West Point Muni Water System
West Point Muni Water System supplies almost all of West Point. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Rathbun Reg Water Assn (Ft Madison) as seller) and serves 921 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 2022–Dec 2024, 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. IA5691012.
4 home internet providers serve West Point
100% of 481 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 6% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| Kinetic | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 97% | 200/20 |
| Kalona Cooperative Telephone Company | Fixed wireless | 17% | 50/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 3% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have West Point’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in West Point.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
West Point is in Fort Madison 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.
West Point is in ZIP code 52656
ZIP codes where West Point residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of West Point | ZIP’s residents in West Point |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52656 | West Point, IA | 100% | 39% |
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 West Point
Who supplies West Point’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
West Point Muni Water System (EPA ID IA5691012). 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 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in West Point?
West Point Utility System (West Point Utility System), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve West Point?
Mediacom Xtream, Kinetic, Kalona Cooperative Telephone Company, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in West Point?
52656. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is West Point in?
Fort Madison Community School District.
How do I register to vote in West Point?
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 Lee 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.