Pella Chamber - Relocation

Moving In

You’ve decided to move to Pella, found living arrangements, and now it’s time to settle in!

Utilities
If you’ve decided to live 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 Red Rock Rubbish Removal or Midwest Sanitation for rural garbage and recycling services. Inside or outside Pella city limits, you can contact Alliant Energy for natural gas.
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Phone, Internet & Cable Service
Contact Windstream for telephone service. For Internet hook-up, contact Digital Solutions, ICE Technologies, KDSI, LISCO or Windstream. Cable television services in Pella are provided by Mediacom, and a few local businesses also sell and service satellite dish systems.
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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.”
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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. To update your driver’s license, visit their remote location at the Pella Community Center on the first and third Friday of each month from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. State law also requires drivers to have insurance on their vehicle. Check out the listing of Pella’s insurance providers by visiting our chamber membership list.
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Municipal Services
The City of Pella was organized as a municipality in April 1868. Since then The City of Pella has owned its electric, water and sanitary utilities. Pella operates under a statutory form of government consisting of a six member City Council, of which the Mayor is not a voting member. The City Council directs operations of the utilities, and establishes rates and charges for all services. Pella's City Administrator is responsible for implementing City Council policies and managing city operations.
The Pella Police Department serves the community 24 hours a day, along with a skilled team of fire-fighting volunteers that make up the Pella Fire Department and the Pella Ambulance. Offices are located in the Public Safety Complex at the corner of Main and Liberty Streets, one block south of the Pella square.
The Pella Post Office is located at the corner of Franklin Street and Broadway Street and houses a mural depicting Pella's founder, Dominie Scholte, leading his people to Pella from the Netherlands.

Voter Registration
You may register to vote in Marion County by visiting the auditor at the Marion County Courthouse in Knoxville or by downloading the Voter Registration form & mailing it to the courthouse.

CONTACTS:
City of Pella—628.4173
Pella Cooperative Electric Association (REC)—628.1040
Midwest Sanitation—628.2610
Red Rock Rubbish Removal—628.8445
Alliant Energy—800.822.4348
KDSI Internet—888.382.5670
LISCO—800.331.8414
Mediacom—800.362.1895
Pella Post Office—628.2951
Marion County Auditor—641.828.2217
Marion County Motor Vehicle Dept.—641.828.2202
Pella Community Center—628.4571
Pella Police Department—628.4921 or 911
Pella Fire Department—628.1414 or 911
Pella Ambulance—628.1780
Pella Post Office—628.2951
Windstream—877.901.4692
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