Prospect House · Photo: SH5544 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Battle Lake, MN: what to set up and who to call
All of Battle Lake gets its mail under one ZIP code, 56515. For an emergency, Perham Health is the closest ER, 22 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Battle Lake, 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 Battle Lake.
Power comes from Otter Tail Power
Otter Tail Power (Otter Tail Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Battle Lake. Its homes paid an average of 11.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $102 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: ottertail.com · (866) 410-8780
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Battle Lake water system
The Battle Lake water system supplies almost all of Battle Lake. It draws ground water and serves 918 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 70% of similar systems’ latest results.
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. MN1560001.
5 home internet providers serve Battle Lake
97% of 536 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 6% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARVIG | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/50 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 44% | 80/10 |
| Otter Tail Telecom | Fiber | 7% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 79% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 46% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Battle Lake’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Battle Lake.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Battle Lake is in Battle Lake Public 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Battle Lake is in ZIP code 56515
ZIP codes where Battle Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Battle Lake | ZIP’s residents in Battle Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56515 | Battle Lake, MN | 100% | 29% |
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 Battle Lake
Who supplies Battle Lake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Battle Lake water system (EPA ID MN1560001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Battle Lake?
Otter Tail Power (Otter Tail Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Battle Lake?
ARVIG, CenturyLink, Otter Tail Telecom, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Battle Lake?
56515. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Battle Lake in?
Battle Lake Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Battle Lake?
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 Otter Tail County Government Services Center. 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.