Utilities

If your new home is within Pella city limits, you can contact the City of Pella for electricity, water, sewer and recycling services. Otherwise, new residents living outside Pella city limits can contact Pella Cooperative Electric Association for rural Pella electricity and Midwest Sanitation for rural garbage and recycling services.

Inside or outside Pella city limits, you can contact Alliant Energy for natural gas.

Phone, Internet & Cable Service

Windstream (phone, internet, and cable)
Mediacom (phone, internet, and cable)
City of Pella (phone, internet, and cable)

Updating Resident Information

We know that getting your home connected is important, but so is updating your residency information. The Pella Post Office can help you forward your mail to your new home—just stop in and fill out a “Change of Address Form” or go to the post office’s web site and fill out the form there!

Transferring Vehicle & Driver Information

Iowa state law gives new residents moving from out of state 30 days to obtain an Iowa driver’s license and Iowa license plates. To get your driver’s license and plates updated, stop by the Marion County Courthouse in Knoxville (214 E Main Street).

To update your driver’s license, visit the remote location at the Pella Community Center (712 Union St., Room 200) Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

State law also requires drivers to have insurance on their vehicles. Check out the listing of Pella’s insurance providers by visiting our PACE Alliance Member Directory.

United States Post Office

The Pella Post Office is located at the corner of Franklin Street and Broadway Street.

Voter Registration

You may register to vote in Marion County by registering online (driver’s license required) visiting the auditor at the Marion County Courthouse in Knoxville or by downloading the Voter Registration form & mailing it to the courthouse.