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At Prime Dumpster, we arrange porta potty rentals in Marshalltown, Iowa, and across the Marshall County countryside around it. Construction on plant and food processing work, storm and derecho rebuilding that still runs here, county fair and festival events, 5K runs, and ball tournaments at the complexes all keep portable toilets working.
Your price turns on the unit type, how many you take, the length of the stay, and the service interval. Below are the ranges, the planning counts, the City route for anything on public ground with its published costs, and an honest note on distance.
Those Marshalltown figures assume a standard three-day rental. Four local realities move them.
Distance is the honest first one. Marshalltown sits well outside the metro, so the travel leg is a genuine component of a small order. Taking more than one unit, or holding units for a longer stretch, spreads that cost and reads better per unit than a single short drop.
Rental length is the second. Events are quoted across three days, so a Saturday 5K or a block party costs close to a full weekend. Industrial and rebuilding work moves to a 28-day cycle, which suits the longer contracts in this town.
Service frequency is the third. A visit covers pumping the tank, washing and disinfecting the cabin, and restocking paper and sanitizer. A fair week or a plant shutdown crew will usually need a second visit.
Access finishes it. A paved yard near a gate is quick to serve. A unit inside a plant perimeter, behind security, or at the far end of a gravel lot takes real time, and the quote shows it. Set handwashing stations beside any food.
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Scheduling your porta potty delivery is a breeze. Just tell us when and where you need it, and we’ll handle the rest. Prime Porta Potty is all about quick and reliable service, getting the right unit to your site when you need it.
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The prices below reflect average ranges for a standard five-day rental period. Your account manager will confirm tonnage, overage rates, and other project specifics during your free, custom quote.
| Unit Type | Average Price Range | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| Standard Porta Potty | $199–$349 | Construction sites, small events, backyard projects |
| ADA-Compliant Porta Potty | $200–$300 | Public events and job sites that need an accessible unit |
| Deluxe Flushing Porta Potty | $300–$400 | Weddings, parties, and guest-facing events |
| Deluxe Porta Potty with Sink | $300–$400 | Events where guests need a sink inside the unit |
| Solar Porta Potty | $500–$600 | Remote sites and off-grid events |
| Handwashing Station | $150–$250 | Food areas, job sites, and events |
| Restroom Trailer | From $1,500 | Weddings, corporate events, and long-term sites |
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Perfect For:
Starting At: Contact Us For Best Price
*Specifications and exact dimensions may vary slightly based on model and location
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Perfect For:
Starting At: Contact Us For Best Price
*Specifications and exact dimensions may vary slightly based on model and location
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Perfect For:
Starting At: Contact Us For Best Price
*Specifications and exact dimensions may vary slightly based on model and location
Request a Quote Now
Perfect For:
Starting At: Contact Us For Best Price
*Specifications and exact dimensions may vary slightly based on model and location
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Perfect For:
Starting At: Contact Us For Best Price
*Specifications and exact dimensions may vary slightly based on model and location
Request a Quote Now
Perfect For:
Starting At: Contact Us For Best Price
*Specifications and exact dimensions may vary slightly based on model and location
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Perfect For:
Starting At: Contact Us For Best Price
*Specifications and exact dimensions may vary slightly based on model and location
Request a Quote NowStart from headcount and hours. These are the Marshalltown planning counts.
With no state ratio to lean on, your own written number is what holds. Our porta potty calculator gives you one, and your account manager will test it against your entry list or shift roster.
Choose on the user and the length of the stand. The whole list is set out on our porta potty options page.
The Standard Porta Potty is the workhorse on plant and rebuilding work and at informal gatherings, with seat, urinal, paper holder, and sanitizer.
The ADA-Compliant Porta Potty has a level entry through a broad door, grab bars fitted, and clearance for a chair. Any Marshalltown event on public property should include one.
The Deluxe Flushing Porta Potty flushes fresh water from a foot pump, which guests at a wedding or a fundraiser notice at once.
The Deluxe Porta Potty with Sink carries sink, soap, and mirror inside the cabin, a sound choice beside a food row or at a family gathering.
The Solar Porta Potty runs light and fan from a roof panel, which pays off on a park or trail project with no power run to it.
The Handwashing Station is an independent sink supplying its own water, soap, and towels. Iowa's food provisions leave one necessary where food handlers also use the toilets.
The Restroom Trailer brings several plumbed stalls with heat and cooling, the usual answer for a wedding or a long industrial contract.
Tell your account manager the crowd or the shift pattern and they will fix the mix.
A unit on your own lot, yard, or plant site generally needs no City paperwork. Public property is where the filing starts, and Marshalltown runs a single clear route for it.
One permit covers the ground. The City's public use and special event permit is the application for using public property, completed online. The City's own description of what counts is neighborhood block parties, 5K runs, parades, and community events that use public property. Note that scope. It is drawn around use of public property rather than around a headcount, so a modest gathering on City ground is caught where a large private one on your own land is not.
The barricade costs, which nobody tells you up front. Marshalltown keeps a special events trailer for events needing street closures, delivered ahead of the event and stocked with barricades and cones, and the City states the required cost for the trailer at $150. For a larger event the City can deliver and collect barricades from specific locations for a fee of $300. Those figures come from the City's own event page and they are worth putting in your budget beside the unit cost.
Alcohol in the street. Consumption in the roadway is not assumed. The City's position is that it needs a council resolution approving the request, which means a longer lead time than a simple form, so raise it early if it matters to you.
Who to ask. The City Clerk handles the event approval process and takes questions by email, and City Hall is at 24 North Center Street.
On private property: no City permit attaches to the unit itself, though the state's adequate facilities duty applies once the public is invited in.
Your account manager can size the order from attendance or crew numbers and flag which of those costs is likely to land on you.
Placement is what separates a quiet rental from a service call.
Stand units on firm, level ground, which on a Marshalltown job usually means the paved yard rather than the gravel apron beside it. Ground worked over during rebuilding settles unevenly, and a unit on a slope is a hazard. Give the driver a straight approach kept clear of parked equipment, and keep it open in winter.
Hold units at least 15 feet from food service, and well back from storm inlets and from the Iowa River north of town. On a plant or building site, keep them inside 200 feet of the work area so crews are not walking the yard.
A weekly visit is the Marshalltown baseline, lifted for heavy use or hot weather. That visit means the tank pumped, the interior washed and disinfected, and paper and sanitizer replaced.
Iowa governs who may carry out that work through a licensing route that sits entirely outside the workplace safety system. The state environmental agency licenses commercial septic tank cleaners and writes the definition broadly enough that a business owning and renting portable toilets is itself the licensed trade, the agency's stated position being that a tank may be pumped only by a licensed cleaner. Enforcement of that licensing runs through county environmental health rather than the state, so in Marshalltown the Marshall County office holds the file. Every trip is logged with the location serviced, the disposal method, and the volume, kept for five years, and produced on request. Land spreading of toilet-unit waste is prohibited outright, so a permitted treatment works receives it. Your account manager can confirm your service days and where your waste goes.
To learn more about the benefits of portable toilets, check out our blog post “Benefits of Porta Potty Rentals.“
Most Marshalltown orders arrive inside 24 to 48 hours. Three to five days of notice lets us match units to the work and lock the service rhythm. For fair week, race dates, and anything needing a City public use approval, book several weeks ahead.
That last point deserves saying plainly. Our closest other porta potty page is Ames, 41 road miles west, with Waterloo and Cedar Falls both 54 miles northeast. Marshalltown is a real town with real industry and it is genuinely isolated on our own map, so notice given early is worth more here than any other saving on the order.
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Prime Dumpster arranges porta potty delivery across Marshalltown and the Marshall County area around it, with our nearest other pages at Ames to the west, Waterloo and Cedar Falls to the northeast, and the Des Moines suburbs of Altoona, Ankeny, and Johnston to the southwest. Whether the job is plant work, storm rebuilding, a fair week, a parade, or a 5K on closed streets, we plan delivery, servicing, and pickup around your dates.
A standard Marshalltown unit averages $199–$349 and an accessible unit $200–$300. The deluxe pair runs $300 to $400 and restroom trailers from $1,500. Quantity, length of stay, service frequency, and the travel leg out from the metro all move the total. Your account manager confirms it in a free quote.
Reckon one unit for every 50 guests across about four hours, adding 15 to 20 percent where alcohol is served. Iowa requires an adequate number while publishing no ratio, so keep your own sum on paper. Add an accessible unit at any public event and a handwashing station next to food.
Iowa has the national construction standards in place by adoption, inspected by a state safety agency of its own. A single unit serves a Marshalltown crew of 20 or fewer. Beyond that the table asks for a toilet and a urinal per 40 workers, and one per 50 once a crew passes 200.
A weekly call is standard. The driver pumps out, washes and disinfects the inside, and replenishes paper and sanitizer. Plant shutdown crews, fair week, and August heat all argue for a second visit. Your account manager can set the schedule against your busiest shifts.
Not for a unit on your own lot, yard, or plant site. Marshalltown's public use permit is drawn around use of public property, so a block party, a 5K, a parade, or a community event on City ground needs one. Your account manager can tell you whether your plan crosses that line.
A standard model takes one person, up a step and through a conventional door. An accessible cabin is wider, enters at ground level, has grab bars, and leaves wheelchair turning space. Events on public property need accessible units in each cluster. Crew-only units on a site fall outside that duty.
A standard unit averages $199–$349, with any weekend booked as three days. A Saturday-only event therefore comes close to the whole weekend figure. Flushing deluxe units and restroom trailers cost more. Your account manager will confirm the weekend price, the delivery window, and the pickup time.
Tell us about your event or project and your zip code. We'll size the Marshalltown order, flag the City costs that sit alongside it, and give you a straight price on the call.
Your Prime Dumpster account manager will put the delivery window in writing with the quote, which matters more here than in the metro because the nearest yard is a long drive away.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Marshalltown, Iowa 50158 |
| Phone: | 319-289-7669 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
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