Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0Living in Elysian, MN: what to set up and who to call
The Elysian water system reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×5. 78% of systems its size reported none. Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Public School District runs the public schools in Elysian.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Elysian, 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 Elysian.
Water comes from Elysian water system
The Elysian water system supplies almost all of Elysian. It draws ground water and serves 656 people in all.
5 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×5, the latest beginning Jan 2026. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. MN1400003.
7 home internet providers serve Elysian
100% of 468 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midco | Cable, Fixed wireless | 100% | 1,250/250 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 85% | 5,120/5,120 |
| Frontier | DSL | 73% | 90/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 91% | 300/20 |
| Netwave Broadband | Fixed wireless | 85% | 200/50 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 67% | 150/130 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Elysian’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Elysian.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Elysian is in Waterville-Elysian-Morristown 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Elysian is in ZIP code 56028
ZIP codes where Elysian residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Elysian | ZIP’s residents in Elysian |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56028 | Elysian, MN | 100% | 56% |
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 Elysian
Who supplies Elysian’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Elysian water system (EPA ID MN1400003). It reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×5. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
What internet providers serve Elysian?
Midco, Metronet, Frontier, Verizon, Netwave Broadband, GigFire (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Elysian?
56028. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Elysian in?
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Elysian?
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 Le Sueur 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.
- 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.