Photo: WikiMRV/M.R. Voigt · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Clearwater, MN: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Clearwater comes from Clearwater, 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. Clearwater Public Library, at 740 Clearwater Center, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Clearwater, 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 Clearwater.
Water comes from Clearwater
Clearwater supplies almost all of Clearwater. It draws ground water and serves 2,129 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. MN1860025.
4 home internet providers serve Clearwater
100% of 679 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 48% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midco | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,250/60 |
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 94% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 62% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 13% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Clearwater’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Clearwater.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Clearwater is in St. Cloud Public School District.
C−School 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Clearwater is in ZIP code 55320
ZIP codes where Clearwater residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Clearwater | ZIP’s residents in Clearwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55320 | Clearwater, MN | 100% | 38% |
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 Clearwater
Who supplies Clearwater’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Clearwater (EPA ID MN1860025). 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 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
What internet providers serve Clearwater?
Midco, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Clearwater?
55320. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Clearwater in?
St. Cloud Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Clearwater?
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 Wright County Government 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.
- 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.