Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Butterfield, MN: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Butterfield is in ZIP code 56120. Mediacom Xtream and Frontier both wire most of Butterfield; 0% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Butterfield, 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 Butterfield.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Butterfield. Its homes paid an average of 17.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $105 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Butterfield water system
The Butterfield water system supplies almost all of Butterfield. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Red Rock Rural Water System as seller) and serves 586 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 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.0 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. MN1830001.
5 home internet providers serve Butterfield
100% of 259 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 99% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 84% | 90/5 |
| Midco | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 98% | 150/130 |
| MVTV Wireless | Fixed wireless | 43% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Butterfield’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Butterfield.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Butterfield is in Butterfield-Odin 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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Butterfield is in ZIP code 56120
ZIP codes where Butterfield residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Butterfield | ZIP’s residents in Butterfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56120 | Butterfield, MN | 100% | 55% |
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 Butterfield
Who supplies Butterfield’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Butterfield water system (EPA ID MN1830001). 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–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Butterfield?
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Butterfield?
Mediacom Xtream, Frontier, Midco, GigFire, MVTV Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Butterfield?
56120. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Butterfield in?
Butterfield-Odin Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Butterfield?
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 Watonwan 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.