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ZIP Code 50021 Water Quality
Iowa · 4,456 people served · 9 water systems
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ExcellentZIP code 50021 is in Iowa and is a small town from a drinking-water-service perspective, with 4,456 people served by 9 EPA-registered public water systems. It corresponds to ANKENY.
Within ZIP code 50021, the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) records no health-based Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) exceedances during the past five years across the 9 water systems serving this postal area.
Last updated: 2026-05-18 · Source: EPA SDWIS
ZIP Code Location
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Cities in ZIP 50021
Water Systems Serving 50021
ELKHART WATER SUPPLY
PWSID: IA7730012
882 served
WILDWOOD WATER CORPORATION
PWSID: IA2570301
170 served
GREENWOOD ACRES WATER CO.
PWSID: IA7709395
325 served
HICKORY HOLLOW WATER SERVICE, INC.
PWSID: IA7709396
375 served
PARK VIEW VILLAGE
PWSID: IA7736301
1,800 served
RIVER OAKS DEVELOPMENT
PWSID: IA2570302
215 served
SOUTHWEST POLK WATER SERVICE, INC.
PWSID: IA7700802
393 served
DEER HUNTERS RUN
PWSID: IA2570304
78 served
OAKWOOD PARK WATER INC.
PWSID: IA7709398
218 served
About ZIP-code water data
Postal-code level water quality data is built up from the underlying water systems — multiple ZIPs may share a single utility, and a single ZIP can span multiple utilities. For property-level information, contact the specific utility serving your address. EPA data on this page was last refreshed on 2026-05-18.
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