Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC BY 4.0Living in Lake Wilson, MN: what to set up and who to call
All of Lake Wilson gets its mail under one ZIP code, 56151. Murray County Memorial Hospital, 9.7 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lake Wilson, 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 Lake Wilson.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lake Wilson. Its homes paid an average of 17.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $105 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Lake Wilson water system
The Lake Wilson water system supplies almost all of Lake Wilson. It draws ground water and serves 247 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 87% 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. MN1510008.
7 home internet providers serve Lake Wilson
100% of 169 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 36% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodstock Telephone Company | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 100/20 |
| Bluepeak | Cable, Fiber | 87% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 80% | 90/5 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 100% | 150/130 |
| Midco | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| MVTV Wireless | Fixed wireless | 11% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lake Wilson’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lake Wilson.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lake Wilson is in Murray County Central 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lake Wilson is in ZIP code 56151
ZIP codes where Lake Wilson residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lake Wilson | ZIP’s residents in Lake Wilson |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56151 | Lake Wilson, MN | 100% | 34% |
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 Lake Wilson
Who supplies Lake Wilson’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Lake Wilson water system (EPA ID MN1510008). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lake Wilson?
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lake Wilson?
Woodstock Telephone Company, Bluepeak, Frontier, GigFire, Midco, MVTV Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lake Wilson?
56151. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lake Wilson in?
Murray County Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Lake Wilson?
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 Murray County Elections. 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.