Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Baudette, MN: what to set up and who to call
Baudette runs its own electric utility, City of Baudette. Tap water in Baudette comes from the Baudette water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Baudette, 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 Baudette.
Power comes from City of Baudette
City of Baudette (City of Baudette - (MN)), a municipal utility, serves 87.5% of Baudette residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Baudette water system
The Baudette water system supplies almost all of Baudette. It draws ground water and serves 947 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–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.0 ppb. 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. MN1390001.
4 home internet providers serve Baudette
100% of 567 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 41% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sjobergs | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 100/100 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 74% | 40/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 71% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 38% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Walleye Capital Sanitation picks up trash in Baudette
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Baudette, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check ci.baudette.mn.us →
From ci.baudette.mn.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Baudette is in Lake of the Woods 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.
Baudette is in ZIP code 56623
ZIP codes where Baudette residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Baudette | ZIP’s residents in Baudette |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56623 | Baudette, MN | 100% | 37% |
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 Baudette
Who supplies Baudette’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Baudette water system (EPA ID MN1390001). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Baudette?
City of Baudette (City of Baudette - (MN)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Baudette?
Sjobergs, CenturyLink, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Baudette?
56623. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Baudette in?
Lake of the Woods School District.
How do I register to vote in Baudette?
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 Lake of the Woods 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: Baudette’s own website (ci.baudette.mn.us), read Oct 22, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.