Allemarinda and James Wyer House · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Excelsior, MN: what to set up and who to call
Trash goes out on Mondays in Excelsior. Children in Excelsior attend Minnetonka Public School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Excelsior, 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 Excelsior.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Excelsior. 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.
Water comes from Excelsior water system
The Excelsior water system supplies almost all of Excelsior. It draws ground water and serves 2,483 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 82% 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. MN1270012.
6 home internet providers serve Excelsior
100% of 687 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 40% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 49% | 2,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 32% | 140/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 77% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 70% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 39% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Excelsior is Monday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Excelsior, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery other week, same day as trash · which week: ci.excelsior.mn.us
Accepted at the curb
- All Junk Mail & Envelopes
- Cardboard (break down boxes)
- Office & School Paper (all colors)
- Phone Books
- Egg Cartons
- Cereal & Cracker - Type Boxes/Shoeboxes
- Aluminum, Steel & Tin Cans
- Glass Bottles & Jars
- Plastics #1, 2, and 5
- Paper Milk or Juice Cartons
- Wax-Coated Cartons
- Ice Cream Cartons
- Brown Paper Sacks/Bags
From ci.excelsior.mn.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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.
Excelsior 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.
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.
Excelsior is in ZIP code 55331
ZIP codes where Excelsior residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Excelsior | ZIP’s residents in Excelsior |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55331 | Excelsior, MN | 100% | 12% |
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 Excelsior
Who supplies Excelsior’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Excelsior water system (EPA ID MN1270012). 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 3.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Excelsior?
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 Excelsior?
Mediacom Xtream, Quantum Fiber, CenturyLink, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Excelsior?
55331. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Excelsior in?
Minnetonka Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Excelsior?
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: Excelsior’s own website (ci.excelsior.mn.us), 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.