Photo: Skvader · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Halstad, MN: what to set up and who to call
Halstad runs its own electric utility, City of Halstad. Monday is trash day in Halstad; Fuchs Sanitation collects.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Halstad, 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 Halstad.
Power comes from City of Halstad
City of Halstad (City of Halstad - (MN)), a municipal utility, serves all of Halstad.
Start or move service: halstad.com · (218) 456-2128
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Halstad water system
The Halstad water system supplies almost all of Halstad. It draws ground water and serves 548 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 88% 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. MN1540003.
1 home internet providers serve Halstad
100% of 264 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halstad Telephone | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Halstad is Monday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Halstad, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
From halstad.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2026-07-08, 2026-07-09T16:35:37+00:00, 2026-09-11T20:48:19+00:00. 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.
Halstad is in Ada-Borup-West Public 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.
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.
Halstad is in ZIP code 56548
ZIP codes where Halstad residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Halstad | ZIP’s residents in Halstad |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56548 | Halstad, MN | 100% | 77% |
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 Halstad
Who supplies Halstad’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Halstad water system (EPA ID MN1540003). 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 4.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Halstad?
City of Halstad (City of Halstad - (MN)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Halstad?
Halstad Telephone (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Halstad?
56548. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Halstad in?
Ada-Borup-West Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Halstad?
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 Norman 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: Halstad’s own website (halstad.com), read Oct 22, 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.