Living in Alpha, MN: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2022 is still open for the Alpha water system. Alpha runs its own electric utility, City of Alpha.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Alpha, 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 Alpha.
Power comes from City of Alpha
City of Alpha (City of Alpha - (MN)), a municipal utility, serves all of Alpha.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Alpha water system
The Alpha water system supplies almost all of Alpha. It draws ground water and serves 112 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule), beginning Jul 2022. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2022: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MN1320001.
Which providers serve Alpha
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Alpha, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Alpha’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Alpha.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Alpha is in Jackson County Central School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Alpha is in ZIP code 56111
ZIP codes where Alpha residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Alpha | ZIP’s residents in Alpha |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56111 | Alpha, MN | 100% | 24% |
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 Alpha
Who supplies Alpha’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Alpha water system (EPA ID MN1320001). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Alpha?
City of Alpha (City of Alpha - (MN)), a municipal utility.
What ZIP codes are in Alpha?
56111. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Alpha in?
Jackson County Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Alpha?
In Minnesota you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 21 days before). Elections here are run by the Jackson County Courthouse. Check your registration at mnvotes.sos.state.mn.us.
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 Nov 18, 2024 (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): pending.