Living in Hills, MN: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Hills comes from the Hills 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. Power in Hills comes from Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hills, 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 Hills.
Power comes from Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop
Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop (Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Hills. Its homes paid an average of 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $283 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: siouxvalleyenergy.com · (605) 534-3535
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Hills water system
The Hills water system supplies almost all of Hills. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Rock County Rural Water System as seller) and serves 685 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 2022–Dec 2024, 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. MN1670003.
2 home internet providers serve Hills
100% of 301 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Communications Cooperative | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 4% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hills’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hills.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hills is in Hills-Beaver Creek 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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Hills is in ZIP code 56138
ZIP codes where Hills residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hills | ZIP’s residents in Hills |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56138 | Hills, MN | 100% | 75% |
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 Hills
Who supplies Hills’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Hills water system (EPA ID MN1670003). 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 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hills?
Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop (Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hills?
Alliance Communications Cooperative, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hills?
56138. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hills in?
Hills-Beaver Creek School District.
How do I register to vote in Hills?
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 Rock 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.