Photo: Jon Platek · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Delano, MN: what to set up and who to call
Delano runs its own electric utility, Delano Municipal Utilities (MN). Tap water in Delano comes from Delano Municipal Utilities, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Delano, 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 Delano.
Power comes from Delano Municipal Utilities (MN)
Delano Municipal Utilities (MN) (Delano Municipal Utilities (MN)), a municipal utility, serves 88.6% of Delano residents.
Start or move service: delanomn.us · (763) 972-0557
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Delano Municipal Utilities
Delano Municipal Utilities supplies almost all of Delano. It draws ground water and serves 6,564 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 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. MN1860007.
6 home internet providers serve Delano
99% of 2,453 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 3% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| Frontier | DSL | 74% | 45/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 88% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 27% | 25/3 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 9% | 150/130 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 9% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Republic Services picks up trash in Delano
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Delano, from the town’s own site.
Delano Public Drop-Off Site
4351 Hwy 12 SE, Delano, MN
- Tue8 am–5 pm
- Wed8 am–5 pm
- Thu8 am–5 pm
- Fri8 am–5 pm
- Sat8 am–noon
From delanomn.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025. 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.
Delano is in Delano 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.
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.
Delano is in ZIP code 55328
ZIP codes where Delano residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Delano | ZIP’s residents in Delano |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55328 | Delano, MN | 100% | 67% |
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 Delano
Who supplies Delano’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Delano Municipal Utilities (EPA ID MN1860007). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% 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 Delano?
Delano Municipal Utilities (MN) (Delano Municipal Utilities (MN)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Delano?
Spectrum, Frontier, AT&T, T-Mobile, GigFire, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Delano?
55328. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Delano in?
Delano Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Delano?
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.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: Delano’s own website (delanomn.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.