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EV charging in Des Moines, Iowa

The federal register lists 47 charging locations in and around Des Moines, offering 122 ports between them. Of those, 9 sites have DC fast charging. That is the 1st highest count in Iowa.

Charging locations
47
Total ports
122
DC fast share
32.8%
40 fast ports
Ports per 10k residents
5.8
population 212,086 (2025)

Overview

The federal register lists 47 charging locations in and around Des Moines, IA, with 122 ports in total.

The register counts 122 ports here, 40 of them DC fast.

44 of the 47 locations are recorded as publicly accessible; the rest are restricted to residents, staff or fleet use.

Against a population of 212,086, that is 5.80 ports per 10,000 residents.

Charging networks

ChargePoint 27
57%
Chargelab 6 24 fast
13%
Not part of a network 5
11%
Blink 3 4 fast
6%
Ampup 2
4%
Tesla Destination 1
2%
Tesla 1 8 fast
2%
Turnongreen 1
2%

Connector availability

how many sites list each connector
J1772 AC 37
70%
CCS (J1772 Combo) DC fast 8
15%
CHAdeMO DC fast 6
11%
Tesla / NACS AC or DC 2
4%

Charging locations

largest 25 of 47
Site Network Ports DC fast Access
Charles Gabus Ford Blink 10 Public
Des Moines, IA - Tesla Supercharger Tesla 8 8 Public
Lauridsen Skatepark Blink 6 Public
4605 Fleur Dr Chargelab 4 4 Public
6500 Grand Ave West Chargelab 4 4 Public
Brixmor-Haymarket Square (Des Moines, IA) Electrify America 4 4 Public
2540 E Euclid Ave Chargelab 4 4 Public
2930 SE 14th St Chargelab 4 4 Public
Blank Park Zoo Chargelab 4 4 Public
300mlk Chargelab 4 4 Public
Charles Gabus Ford - DCFC Blink 4 4 Public
City Garages 9th & Locust -2 ChargePoint 2 Public
Hy Vee Des Moines 5e ChargePoint 2 Public
City Garages E 2nd Garage -1 ChargePoint 2 Public
Hilton Des Moines Downtown - Tesla Destination Tesla Destination 2 Public
Charge Port 1 Station 1 ChargePoint 2 Public
Hy Vee Des Moines 5w ChargePoint 2 Public
City Garages 3rd & Court - 2 ChargePoint 2 Public
City Garages 3rd & Court - 1 ChargePoint 2 Public
City Garages 5th & Keo-1 ChargePoint 2 Public
City Garages 5th & Keo-2 ChargePoint 2 Public
City Garages 5th & Walnut -1 ChargePoint 2 Public
City Garages 5th & Walnut -3 ChargePoint 2 Public
City Garages 5th & Walnut -2 ChargePoint 2 Public
Des Moines 9th & Locust -1 ChargePoint 2 Public

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About this data

Data comes from the Alternative Fuels Data Center's public station register. It covers publicly reported charging infrastructure; home chargers and unreported private installations do not appear. Port counts describe configured capacity, not live availability.