Photo: davumaya · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Burnsville, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Burnsville comes from Dakota Electric Association, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Burnsville has its own library, Burnsville: Burnhaven Comm Library, at 1101 W County Road 42.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Burnsville, 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 Burnsville.
Power comes from Dakota Electric Association
Dakota Electric Association (Dakota Electric Association), a cooperative utility, serves 73.6% of Burnsville residents. Its homes paid an average of 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $116 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: dakotaelectric.com · (800) 874-3409
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Burnsville water system
The Burnsville water system supplies almost all of Burnsville. It draws surface water (EPA lists Apple Valley and Lakeville as sellers) and serves 61,747 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 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. MN1190002.
12 home internet providers serve Burnsville
100% of 16,636 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 38% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 49% | 5,000/5,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 46% | 140/20 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 33% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 10% | 5,120/5,120 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 7% | 8,000/8,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
In Burnsville, you hire your own trash hauler
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Burnsville, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Newspapers and inserts
- Magazines and catalogs
- Mail and office papers
- Corrugated cardboard
- Paperboard boxes (e.g. cracker boxes)
- Milk, soup, broth and wine cartons
- Juice boxes
- Soda, juice and water bottles
- Milk and juice jugs
- Margarine, cottage cheese, cream cheese and other tubs and lids
- Laundry detergent bottles and jugs
- Clear berry and produce containers
- Aluminum, tin and steel cans
The Recycling Zone
3365 Dodd Road, Eagan, MN
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From burnsvillemn.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Most of Burnsville (74%) is in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District; parts are in Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan (18%) and Lakeville Public School District (8%).
CSchool 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 Nov 18, 2024.
Burnsville spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Burnsville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Burnsville | ZIP’s residents in Burnsville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55337 | Burnsville, MN | 74% | 100% |
| 55306 | Burnsville, MN | 26% | 100% |
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 Burnsville
Who supplies Burnsville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Burnsville water system (EPA ID MN1190002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Burnsville?
Dakota Electric Association (Dakota Electric Association), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Burnsville?
Xfinity, AT&T, CenturyLink, Frontier, Metronet, Quantum Fiber (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Burnsville?
55337 (74%), 55306 (26%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Burnsville in?
Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District. Parts of the city are in Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan and Lakeville Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Burnsville?
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 Dakota County Elections. 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: Burnsville’s own website (burnsvillemn.gov), read Oct 21, 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.