Des Moines, IA - Tesla Supercharger
Des Moines, Iowa DC fast
Overview
Des Moines, IA - Tesla Supercharger is a public-record charging site in Des Moines, IA with 8 DC fast ports.
Des Moines, IA has 40 DC fast ports across 9 locations, and this site accounts for 8 of them.
Connectors on site: Tesla / NACS. Tesla’s connector, standardised as NACS (SAE J3400). The same plug carries both AC and DC, so a NACS socket alone does not tell you the speed — Superchargers are DC, Destination chargers are AC. Most North American manufacturers have committed to adopting the standard.
Tesla operates 20 sites across Iowa, so the same app or card should work at the others.
This is a well-served area: 70 other charging locations sit within 10 km.
Iowa has 507 charging locations in the federal register, and this is one of them.
Charging equipment
| Type | Ports | Typical power |
|---|---|---|
| DC fast | 8 | Typically 50–350 kW |
Connectors
- Tesla / NACS DC fast
- Tesla’s connector, standardised as NACS (SAE J3400). The same plug carries both AC and DC, so a NACS socket alone does not tell you the speed — Superchargers are DC, Destination chargers are AC. Most North American manufacturers have committed to adopting the standard.
Location
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Station record
as reported to the AFDC| Address | 5050 Northwest 2nd Street |
|---|---|
| City | Des Moines, IA 50313 |
| Network | Tesla |
| Access | Public |
| Hours | 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. |
| Opened | 4 Feb 2022 |
| Coordinates | 41.65243, -93.62112 |
| AFDC station ID | 206272 |
| Last confirmed by AFDC | 18 Jun 2026 |
Nearest charging locations
| Distance | Bearing | Site | DC fast |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 km (3.1 mi) | ESE | 2540 E Euclid Ave | 4 |
| 5.4 km (3.3 mi) | SE | Maverik #5168 | |
| 5.8 km (3.6 mi) | N | Hy Vee Ankeny 2 East | |
| 5.8 km (3.6 mi) | N | Hy Vee Ankeny 2 West | |
| 5.9 km (3.7 mi) | SSW | Drake University - Knapp Center |
About this record
Station 206272 in the federal register. Pylon Plans calculates the rankings and comparisons on this page from the full national dataset; they are not part of the source record.
Port counts describe how the site is configured, not whether a given port is free right now. Check the operator's own app before setting out if you are relying on a specific charger.