Minneapolis and St. Louis Depot · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Fairfax, MN: what to set up and who to call
Fairfax runs its own electric utility, City of Fairfax. Tap water in Fairfax comes from the Fairfax water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% 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 Fairfax, 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 Fairfax.
Power comes from City of Fairfax
City of Fairfax (City of Fairfax - (MN)), a municipal utility, serves all of Fairfax.
Start or move service: cityoffairfax-mn.gov · (507) 426-7255
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Fairfax water system
The Fairfax water system supplies almost all of Fairfax. It draws ground water and serves 1,295 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–Jun 2026, 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. MN1650005.
8 home internet providers serve Fairfax
100% of 615 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 100% | 2,000/1,000 |
| RSFiberCooperative | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 96% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 76% | 40/3 |
| Midco | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 86% | 25/6 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 79% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Fairfax’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fairfax.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Fairfax is in G.F.W..
C+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 May 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Fairfax is in ZIP code 55332
ZIP codes where Fairfax residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fairfax | ZIP’s residents in Fairfax |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55332 | Fairfax, MN | 100% | 68% |
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 Fairfax
Who supplies Fairfax’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Fairfax water system (EPA ID MN1650005). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fairfax?
City of Fairfax (City of Fairfax - (MN)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Fairfax?
Mediacom Xtream, RSFiberCooperative, CenturyLink, Midco, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fairfax?
55332. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fairfax in?
G.F.W..
How do I register to vote in Fairfax?
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 Renville 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.
- 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.