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Pottawattamie County, Iowa: well depth, owners & drilling cost

Name: Pottawattamie County, Iowa water well statistics
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✓ 4,930 Iowa DNR records · verified 2026-10-19

100 ftmedian well depth

55 ft–192 fttypical depth range

154 ftmedian depth since 2016

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How deep are wells in Pottawattamie County, Iowa?

The median drilled well depth in Pottawattamie County is 100 ft, based on 4,648 wells with recorded depths in the state Iowa DNR database. Half of all wells fall between 55 ft and 192 ft; 90% are shallower than 254 ft. Wells drilled since 2016 have a median depth of 154 ft.

How much does it cost to drill a well in Pottawattamie County?

Applying published per-foot rates to the local median depth of 154 ft: drilling and casing alone typically runs $3,850–$10,010; a complete system including pump, pressure tank, and hookup typically runs $9,240–$15,400. Actual quotes depend on site access, geology, and casing requirements.

Drilled depth distribution

0–50 ft 841 50–100 ft 1,144 100–150 ft 1,040 150–200 ft 528 200–300 ft 917 300–400 ft 149 400–600 ft 21 600+ ft 8

Who drills wells in Pottawattamie County?

Companies by number of wells completed in this county, per the well records Iowa drillers file with the DNR.

Driller	Wells since 2016
WEILAGE,SETH - 1139	224
ROLLINS,PAUL - 4809	36
WEILAGE,DARYL - 5742	25
* Unknown, -	20
MEEKER,RONALD - 3971	20
HENRY,GRANT - 7109	17
JACOBS,DAVID - 3204	13
WARRICK,JOHN - 5708	12

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Well records by ZIP code in Pottawattamie County

Median depth, water level, and yield for each ZIP code with recorded wells.

Council Bluffs (51503) — 1,170 wells, median 100 ft
Crescent (51526) — 484 wells, median 151 ft
Mc Clelland (51548) — 431 wells, median 212 ft
Honey Creek (51542) — 346 wells, median 128 ft
Neola (51559) — 284 wells, median 130 ft
Griswold (51535) — 272 wells, median 91 ft
Treynor (51575) — 270 wells, median 90 ft
Oakland (51560) — 232 wells, median 45 ft
Walnut (51577) — 226 wells, median 50 ft
Underwood (51576) — 206 wells, median 100 ft
Council Bluffs (51501) — 164 wells, median 75 ft
Carson (51525) — 146 wells, median 55 ft
Minden (51553) — 142 wells, median 70 ft
Macedonia (51549) — 122 wells, median 66 ft
Hancock (51536) — 122 wells, median 50 ft
Council Bluffs (51502) — 117 wells, median 20 ft
Avoca (51521) — 97 wells, median 43 ft
Carter Lake (51510) — 51 wells, median 88 ft

Method: medians computed from Iowa DNR records (Iowa DNR Well Information System records, water-supply wells only (monitoring, test, dewatering, injection and closed-loop geothermal wells excluded); depths 0-5,000 ft). Cost estimate applies published per-foot ranges (checked 2026-06-11) to the local median depth — full methodology & sources.