Living in Ivanhoe, MN: what to set up and who to call
In Ivanhoe, trash day is Tuesday. The closest ER is Hendricks Community Hospital, 8.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ivanhoe, 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 Ivanhoe.
Power comes from Otter Tail Power
Otter Tail Power (Otter Tail Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves 99.5% of Ivanhoe residents. Its homes paid an average of 11.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $102 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: ottertail.com · (866) 410-8780
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Ivanhoe water system
The Ivanhoe water system supplies almost all of Ivanhoe. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water System as seller) and serves 559 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 81% 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. MN1410002.
4 home internet providers serve Ivanhoe
100% of 322 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITC | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| Frontier | DSL | 80% | 115/7 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 83% | 150/130 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Ivanhoe is Tuesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Ivanhoe, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery other week, Thu · which week: city-ivanhoe-mn.com
From city-ivanhoe-mn.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 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.
Ivanhoe is in Ivanhoe Public 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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ivanhoe is in ZIP code 56142
ZIP codes where Ivanhoe residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ivanhoe | ZIP’s residents in Ivanhoe |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56142 | Ivanhoe, MN | 100% | 59% |
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 Ivanhoe
Who supplies Ivanhoe’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Ivanhoe water system (EPA ID MN1410002). 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 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ivanhoe?
Otter Tail Power (Otter Tail Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Ivanhoe?
ITC, Mediacom Xtream, Frontier, GigFire (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ivanhoe?
56142. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ivanhoe in?
Ivanhoe Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Ivanhoe?
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 Lincoln 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: Ivanhoe’s own website (city-ivanhoe-mn.com), read Oct 23, 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.