Water quality for ZIP code 50161
ZIP 50161 covers Maxwell in Polk County, Iowa, one of 33 ZIP codes in the county. 39 active public water systems serve the county; 10 had an EPA violation in the past three years.
Most likely your provider
Your location is within the outer bounds of this system's EPA service area.
Other community water systems in Polk County
37 systems, nearest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart Water Supply Elkhart |
882 | 1 | 7.0 mi | |
| Bondurant Muni Water Supply Bondurant |
9,393 | 0 | 9.2 mi | |
| Mitchellville Water Supply Mitchellville |
2,515 | 4 | 13.0 mi | |
| Ankeny, City of Ankeny |
76,207 | 0 | 13.2 mi | |
| Greenwood Acres Water Co. Ankeny |
325 | 0 | 14.0 mi | |
| Autumn Ridge Estates MHP Ankeny |
1,032 | 0 | 14.4 mi | |
| Sunnybrook Mobile Home Park Berwick |
343 | 0 | 14.5 mi | |
| Altoona Water Supply Altoona |
22,436 | 1 | 14.5 mi | |
| Sheldahl Water Supply Sheldahl |
307 | 0 | 15.0 mi | |
| Hickory Hollow Water Service, Inc. Ankeny |
375 | 0 | 15.7 mi | |
| Oakwood Park Water Inc. Ankeny |
218 | 0 | 15.8 mi | |
| Stover Heights MHC Des Moines |
393 | 0 | 16.6 mi | |
| Polk City Water Supply Polk City |
6,533 | 0 | 17.0 mi | |
| Ciww ( Polk City) Polk City |
25 | 0 | 17.0 mi | |
| Camp Dodge Water Supply Johnston |
1,169 | 4 | 18.2 mi | |
| Southwest Polk Water Service, Inc. West Des Moines |
393 | 0 | 19.1 mi | |
| Pleasant Valley LE LLC Pleasant Hill |
350 | 1 | 19.7 mi | |
| Southeast Polk Rwd Altoona |
7,565 | 0 | 19.8 mi | |
| Johnston Municipal Water Supply Johnston |
24,897 | 0 | 20.2 mi | |
| Yes Regency Manor LLC Des Moines |
710 | 0 | 21.8 mi | |
| The Meadows Des Moines |
702 | 0 | 21.8 mi | |
| Val Vista Estates Des Moines |
553 | 0 | 21.8 mi | |
| Ewing Trace MHC Des Moines |
455 | 0 | 21.8 mi | |
| Hillock Estates Des Moines |
228 | 1 | 21.8 mi | |
| Southland MHP Community Des Moines |
195 | 0 | 21.8 mi |
Non-community systems in Polk County (1: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.
| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Vca Avondale Animal Hospital Des Moines |
64 | 2 | 1 |
About this data
Water systems are matched to Polk County, the county this ZIP code lies in, nearest to the ZIP code's centre first. Your exact provider depends on your address and connection; the largest community water system in a county is usually the city or town utility. Distances are measured to the centre of the service area EPA publishes for the system or, for systems without one, to the centre of the first town EPA lists the system as serving, from Census Bureau place files.
ZIP code areas and town boundaries come from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA files.
Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Iowa records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.