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The Dovray handbook

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

Power in Dovray comes from Nobles Cooperative Electric, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Only 57% of addresses in Dovray can get a wired internet connection, by the FCC’s map.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Dovray, 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 Dovray.

Electricity

Power comes from Nobles Cooperative Electric

Nobles Cooperative Electric (Nobles Cooperative Electric), a cooperative utility, serves all of Dovray.

Start or move service: noblesce.coop · (507) 372-7331

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 Dovray water system

The Dovray water system supplies almost all of Dovray. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Red Rock Rural Water System as seller) and serves 61 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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 27.0 ppb. That’s higher than 71% 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. MN1510010.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Dovray

100% of 47 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
CenturyLinkDSL49%40/3
GigFireFixed wireless100%150/130
MidcoFixed wireless100%100/20
MVTV WirelessFixed wireless74%50/10
Woodstock Telephone CompanyFixed wireless32%50/20
Federated Rural Electric AssociationFixed wireless6%40/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Dovray’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Dovray.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Dovray or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Dovray kids go to
PK–6Walnut Grove Elementaryin Walnut Grove
7–12Westbrook-Walnut Grove Secondaryin Westbrook

Dovray is in Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools.

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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Dovray is in ZIP code 56125

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of DovrayZIP’s residents in Dovray
56125Dovray, MN100%100%
Area code507Wikidata

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 Dovray

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

The Dovray water system (EPA ID MN1510010). 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 Dovray?

Nobles Cooperative Electric (Nobles Cooperative Electric), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Dovray?

CenturyLink, GigFire, Midco, MVTV Wireless, Woodstock Telephone Company, Federated Rural Electric Association (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Dovray?

56125. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Dovray in?

Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools.

How do I register to vote in Dovray?

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 Murray 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: 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.