Pocahontas County Transfer Station

Facility details

Address

52117 190th Ave
Pocahontas, IA 50574

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Facility type

Transfer Station

Operator

Municipal

County

Pocahontas County

EPA Region

7

Data sources

EPA FRS Sep 2026

Last verified

2026-10-15

EPA record

Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110044852567

Programs on file: IDNR_EFD 310203339

About this facility

A transfer station is a staging point in the solid-waste system. Collection trucks, roll-off haulers and in many places residents with a pickup load drop waste on a tipping floor, where it is consolidated into larger transfer trailers or rail containers and moved to a landfill, waste-to-energy plant or recycling facility. Haulers use transfer stations to keep route trucks working locally instead of driving to a distant disposal site. Some transfer stations are open to the public, while many municipal sites are restricted to residents with a permit or sticker. Larger sites weigh loads and charge by the ton; smaller ones charge per bag or per item. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead, especially for bulky items, construction debris, tires, appliances or anything that may be restricted.

Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.

Nearby facilities

• Landfill of North Iowa RCC Landfill same site · Pocohontas, IA
• Buena Vista County Solid Waste & Recycle Center Recycling 23.1 mi · Storm Lake, IA
• Calhoun County Recycling Drop-off Recycling 23.9 mi · Rockwell City, IA

Nearest landfill: Landfill of North Iowa RCC, Pocohontas — same site

Waste haulers nearby

• Garbage Hauling Service22.2 mi · Storm Lake, IA · 4 drivers
• Weiss Septic Pumping & Hauling LLC23.5 mi · Barnum, IA · 1 driver
• DCK Dumpsters LLC23.9 mi · Rockwell City, IA · 3 drivers

Area served

Serves Pocahontas, Havelock, Laurens, Varina, Palmer, Fonda, Plover, Pomeroy, Albert City, Rolfe, Gilmore City.

County context

The only listed transfer station in Pocahontas County, IA.

ZIP 50574 at a glance

Population

2,132 (8 per sq mi)

Median age

45

Households

Median income $60,469 · 31% earn six figures

Housing

76% owner-occupied · median home value $110,263 · median rent $873

Workforce

61% labor-force participation · 4.8% unemployment

ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.

Iowa solid-waste agency: Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR)