Our new Online Portal is now available for you to access.
Click on the Pay Water Bill button at the top of the page to bring you to the Login page.
Click Here for the Citizen Portal User Guide. This guide has tons of in-depth details about the new Online Portal.
MOVING FORWARD, PLEASE DO NOT MAKE ANYMORE ONLINE PAYMENTS USING THE OLD ONLINE FRONTDESK PORTAL.
If you have any questions, please contact 319-474-2335.
Brandon is located in Buchanan County in Northeast Iowa, just a short drive off Interstate 380 and a quick jaunt off the Cedar Valley Nature Trail. Our small but mighty town, population of 341 (2020 census), sits roughly 20 mins south of Independence, 25 minutes southeast of Waterloo, and 30 minutes northwest of Cedar Rapids.
We are the home of Iowa's Largest Fryin' Pan, built in 2004 by locals for our annual Cowboy Breakfast at our Community Center.
"A little town we're proud to call home!"
UTILITY APPLICATION
If you are moving to Brandon, and need to get utilities set up, click on Application for Utilities for the form we need filled out. We also require a $162 deposit, payable by cash, check, credit, or debit card.
PERMIT APPLICATIONS
Below are different permit applications, depending on your needs.
Application for Building Permit
Application for Excavation Permit
Application for Connection to Water System
Application for Connection to Sewer System
Application for Sidewalk Permit
Application for Peddlers Permit
Here is the list of Permit Fees. Please get ahold of our office with any questions. Your permit application will need to go in front of the city council at a City Council Meeting for approval/denial. Please plan ahead, as these are typically only once a month, on the second Monday.
Mayor
Ty Albert
City Clerk/Treasurer
Kandi Tesar
Public Works
Joe Enos
City Council Members
Michelle Lamphier
Theresa Stacy
Brian Thomas
Kelly Thomas
Michael Halligan
The Brandon Area Community Club is a non-profit community-based organization that opened in 2007. They sponsor the majority of our community events but their building is also available to rent for wedding receptions, graduations, reunions, showers, meetings, events, auctions, etc.
To rent the Brandon Area Community Center or for more information, please see their Facebook page or contact Phyllis Clark at 319-474-2317 or 319-327-0520.
Brandon Area Community Center
802 Main St.
Brandon, IA 52210
The Fryin' Pan was built in 2004 by several local men to promote Brandon’s Cowboy Breakfast. It took over forty volunteer hours to construct the pan out of donated scrap steel from local farmers. It is modeled (to scale) after a 10-inch cast iron frying pan and measures in with an 8’ base and a max width of 9’ 3” at the rim. Including the 5’ handle the pan is a total length of 14’ 3” and weighs 1,020 pounds!
The frying pan is calculated to hold 88 times as much as a 10-inch frying pan.
- 528 eggs (44 dozen)
- 352 half-pound pork chops (176 pounds)
- 88 pounds of bacon
- 440 half-pound hamburgers (220 pounds)
The now annual Cowboy Breakfast is held on the third Saturday in September from 8 am-1 pm. The first breakfast was held in 2000 and was initially held semi-annually until 2010. They serve an average of 1000 people each year. Breakfast includes scrambled eggs, ham, sausage, pancakes, fried potatoes, sausage gravy, and baking powder biscuits cooked outside over open fires in cast iron frying pans and Dutch ovens. The profits from the Cowboy Breakfast are used for construction, maintenance, and updates for the Brandon Area Community Center.
Be sure to check in at Iowa's Largest Frying Pan on Facebook and leave your photo when you come to visit!
Phone
319-474-2335
Email
cityofbrandon@brandoniowa.com
Brandon City Hall
400 North St.
Brandon, IA 52210
Mailing Address
PO Box 263
Brandon, IA 52210
City Hall Hours
Monday: 1:00pm-5:00pm
Tuesday: 8:30am-5:00pm
Thursday: 8:30am-5:00pm
Upcoming City Council Meetings
4/13/2026
5/11/2026
6/08/2026
