Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Minden, LA: what to set up and who to call
Minden runs its own electric utility, City of Minden. The closest ER is Minden Medical Center, 0.8 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Minden, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Minden.
Power comes from City of Minden
City of Minden (City of Minden - (LA)), a municipal utility, serves 88.5% of Minden residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Minden Water System
City of Minden Water System supplies almost all of Minden. It draws ground water and serves 16,281 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. LA1119021.
7 home internet providers serve Minden
95% of 5,460 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 48% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 89% | 940/35 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 68% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Conexon Connect | Fiber | 8% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 6% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 67% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 34% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Minden’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Minden.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Minden is in Webster Parish School District.
B+School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Minden is in ZIP code 71055
ZIP codes where Minden residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Minden | ZIP’s residents in Minden |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71055 | Minden, LA | 100% | 64% |
71058 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Minden
Who supplies Minden’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
City of Minden Water System (EPA ID LA1119021). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Minden?
City of Minden (City of Minden - (LA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Minden?
Optimum, AT&T, Conexon Connect, Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Minden?
71055. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Minden in?
Webster Parish School District.
How do I register to vote in Minden?
In Louisiana you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Webster Parish Registrar of Voters. Check your registration at voterportal.sos.la.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.