Photo: en:User:Cburnett · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Winterset, IA: what to set up and who to call
Winterset runs its own electric utility, City of Winterset. Tap water in Winterset comes from Winterset Municipal Waterworks, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Winterset, 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 Winterset.
Power comes from City of Winterset
City of Winterset (City of Winterset - (IA)), a municipal utility, serves 91.0% of Winterset residents.
Start or move service: winterset.govoffice.com · (515) 462-1422
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Winterset Municipal Waterworks
Winterset Municipal Waterworks supplies Winterset: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 5,428 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 57% 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. IA6171029.
7 home internet providers serve Winterset
99% of 2,286 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 16% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/50 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 81% | 40/3 |
| OmniTel-Interstate Cablevision | Fiber | 7% | 8,000/8,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 81% | 100/20 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 77% | 25/5 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 20% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Winterset: every other week, same day as trash
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Winterset, from the town’s own site.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Junk mail
- Telephone books
- Cardboard
- Aluminum cans
- Plastic bottles
- Yogurt tubs
- Glass jars and bottles
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check winterset.gov →
From winterset.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. 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.
Winterset is in Winterset Community School District.
B+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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Winterset is in ZIP code 50273
ZIP codes where Winterset residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Winterset | ZIP’s residents in Winterset |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50273 | Winterset, IA | 100% | 62% |
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 Winterset
Who supplies Winterset’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Winterset Municipal Waterworks (EPA ID IA6171029). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Winterset?
City of Winterset (City of Winterset - (IA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Winterset?
Mediacom Xtream, CenturyLink, OmniTel-Interstate Cablevision, AT&T, Rise Broadband, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Winterset?
50273. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Winterset in?
Winterset Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Winterset?
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 Madison 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: Winterset’s own website (winterset.gov), read Oct 21, 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.