IP Pathways DSM1
Urbandale, IA
Source: Primary source
IP Pathways DSM1 is a mapped data center in IA.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkIP Pathways, LLC — colocation facility (2 networks present). Source: PeeringDB.
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Iowa has more than a dozen hyperscale data centers. See where.The Des Moines Register· Jul 14, 2026
- More than 1,000 calls in Iowa went unanswered during June 911 outageThe Des Moines Register· Jul 9, 2026
- Why a proposed Ames data center can't be stopped with a simple no vote by city councilKDSM· Jul 6, 2026
- How much water do Iowa data centers use?KDSM· Nov 15, 2023
- Data centers for sale in Ohio, Iowa, and NebraskaSDxCentral· Sep 21, 2023
- Deere & Co.'s $32.6 million facility adds to list of central Iowa high-tech getsThe Des Moines Register· Nov 17, 2017
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Valerius Elementary School in Urbandale, is 1.3 mi from this site (277 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.