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Read by an AI agent (a large language model) from the utility's official rate schedule.

Extracted by: Luna (gpt-6-luna) · 10/11/2026
Source:
Minimum charge, includes water: $21.50/mo
Water used, 6,000 gal: $23.70/mo
Required water fees and surcharges: $4.15/mo
Total: $49.35/mo

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Utility profile · IA

SHELDON WATER DEPARTMENT Water Rates

SHELDON WATER DEPARTMENT supplies water to about 5,500 people in Sheldon, Iowa. A typical household using 6,000 gallons a month pays an estimated $49.35, 15% below the national average.

Updated Oct 2026

How much does water cost provided by SHELDON WATER DEPARTMENT?

Monthly Rate

$49.35 / month

$45.20 water + $4.15 required fees ⓘ

Read by AI from the official rate schedule

How the bill adds up

Minimum charge
includes some water
$21.50
Water used
4,000 gal × $4.75/kgal
$19.00
Water used
1,000 gal × $4.7/kgal
$4.70
Required fees and surcharges $4.15
Total $49.35

How does SHELDON WATER DEPARTMENT's water cost compare to its regional neighbors?

Monthly cost (6k gal) vs up to 10 nearest utilities with published rates. Click to navigate.

Where does SHELDON WATER DEPARTMENT provide service?

Population served and the municipalities covered by this utility's service area.

Boundaries from the EPA Water System Service Areas dataset. Not all utilities have mapped boundaries.

Population Served

5,512

Municipalities served

Where does SHELDON WATER DEPARTMENT's water come from?

Supply and provider classification from EPA records.

Primary Source
Groundwater
Provider Type
Local Govt
PWSID
IA7170040

Named intake/well source and interconnections (who this utility buys from or sells to) aren't captured yet — tracked separately for a future update.

Is water affordable for SHELDON WATER DEPARTMENT's customers?

Annual bill as a share of median household income in the service area.

Water Burden

0.9% of income (annual)
of median area income · affordability threshold: 2%

We don't yet systematically track whether a utility offers income-based or sliding-scale pricing separate from its standard rates — tracked separately for a future update.

Where did this data come from?

This rate was extracted from SHELDON WATER DEPARTMENT's published tariff document by an AI research agent, then checked against a validation checklist before publishing. See the full methodology for how every utility on this site is sourced and scored.

Provenance

Extracted by: Luna (gpt-6-luna) · 10/11/2026
Confidence label: Model estimate

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