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The Deephaven handbook

Living in Deephaven, MN: what to set up and who to call

The closest public drop-off to Deephaven is Hopkins Refuse Drop Off, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Mediacom Xtream and CenturyLink both wire most of Deephaven; 2% of addresses can get fiber.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Deephaven, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Deephaven.

Electricity

Power comes from Xcel Energy

Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Deephaven. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Minnetonka water system

The Minnetonka water system supplies Deephaven: about 21% of residents live in its service area. About 75% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Eden Prairie and Hopkins and Plymouth and Saint Louis Park and Shorewood as sellers) and serves 54,474 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, 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. MN1270031.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Deephaven

100% of 1,488 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 2% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Mediacom XtreamCable, Fiber100%1,000/50
CenturyLinkDSL80%100/10
XfinityCable5%1,200/35
VerizonFixed wireless85%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless63%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless14%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Deephaven

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Deephaven, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown’s haulerRepublic Services picks up at the curb for every homedeephaven.gov
Recycling drop-off

Carver County Environmental Center

Hwy 41, just south of Hwy 5, Chaska

Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsCall to bookSpecial items such as old TVs and mattresses: call Republic Services at (952) 946-5277 to arrange disposal; cost is quoted and added to monthly bill
Get the permit from Town Hall(952) 474-4755Summer (Memorial Day to Labor Day) M-Th 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Fri 8 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

From deephaven.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026, September 08, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Deephaven kids go to
K–5Deephaven ElementaryMinnetonka Public School District
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Minnetonka Senior Highin Minnetonka

Deephaven is in Minnetonka Public School District.

A+School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Deephaven spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Deephaven residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of DeephavenZIP’s residents in Deephaven
55391Wayzata, MN65%16%
55331Excelsior, MN35%7%
Area code952Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Deephaven

Who supplies Deephaven’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Minnetonka water system (EPA ID MN1270031). 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–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Deephaven?

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 Deephaven?

Mediacom Xtream, CenturyLink, Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Deephaven?

55391 (65%), 55331 (35%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Deephaven in?

Minnetonka Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Deephaven?

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 Hennepin County Gov't 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.
  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: Deephaven’s own website (deephaven.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.