Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Beaver Creek, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Beaver Creek comes from Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The closest ER is Sanford Luverne Medical Center, 7.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Beaver Creek, 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 Beaver Creek.
Power comes from Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop
Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop (Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Beaver Creek. Its homes paid an average of 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $283 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: siouxvalleyenergy.com · (605) 534-3535
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Beaver Creek water system
The Beaver Creek water system supplies almost all of Beaver Creek. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Rock County Rural Water System as seller) and serves 297 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. 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. MN1670001.
4 home internet providers serve Beaver Creek
100% of 133 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock County Broadband Alliance | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 91% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 35% | 25/3 |
| MVTV Wireless | Fixed wireless | 11% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Beaver Creek’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Beaver Creek.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Beaver Creek is in Hills-Beaver Creek 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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Beaver Creek is in ZIP code 56116
ZIP codes where Beaver Creek residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Beaver Creek | ZIP’s residents in Beaver Creek |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56116 | Beaver Creek, MN | 100% | 47% |
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 Beaver Creek
Who supplies Beaver Creek’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Beaver Creek water system (EPA ID MN1670001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Beaver Creek?
Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop (Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Beaver Creek?
Rock County Broadband Alliance, Verizon, T-Mobile, MVTV Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Beaver Creek?
56116. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Beaver Creek in?
Hills-Beaver Creek School District.
How do I register to vote in Beaver Creek?
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 Rock 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.