Photo: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) · CC BY-SA 2.5Living in Granite Falls, MN: what to set up and who to call
Granite Falls runs its own electric utility, City of Granite Falls. The Granite Falls water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 10.0 ppb, was higher than 98% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Granite Falls, 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 Granite Falls.
Power comes from City of Granite Falls
City of Granite Falls (City of Granite Falls - (MN)), a municipal utility, serves 96.6% of Granite Falls residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Granite Falls water system
The Granite Falls water system supplies Granite Falls: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 2,843 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 10.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 98% 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. MN1870004.
7 home internet providers serve Granite Falls
100% of 1,272 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 5% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 64% | 60/5 |
| Midco | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| MVTV Wireless | Fixed wireless | 81% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 78% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 78% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Granite Falls’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Granite Falls.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Granite Falls is in Yellow Medicine East.
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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Granite Falls is in ZIP code 56241
ZIP codes where Granite Falls residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Granite Falls | ZIP’s residents in Granite Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56241 | Granite Falls, MN | 100% | 70% |
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 Granite Falls
Who supplies Granite Falls’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Granite Falls water system (EPA ID MN1870004). 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 10.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Granite Falls?
City of Granite Falls (City of Granite Falls - (MN)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Granite Falls?
Mediacom Xtream, CenturyLink, Midco, MVTV Wireless, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Granite Falls?
56241. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Granite Falls in?
Yellow Medicine East.
How do I register to vote in Granite Falls?
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 YMC 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: 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.