Photo: Allmightyduck · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Lakeville, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Lakeville comes from Dakota Electric Association, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Lakeville has its own library, Lakeville: Heritage Library, at 20085 Heritage Drive.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lakeville, 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 Lakeville.
Power comes from Dakota Electric Association
Dakota Electric Association (Dakota Electric Association), a cooperative utility, serves 80.8% of Lakeville residents. Its homes paid an average of 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $116 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: dakotaelectric.com · (800) 874-3409
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Lakeville water system
The Lakeville water system supplies Lakeville: about 96% of residents live in its service area. It draws ground water and serves 67,300 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. MN1190015.
12 home internet providers serve Lakeville
100% of 23,919 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 84% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 68% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 56% | 5,120/5,120 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 43% | 25/3 |
| Midco | Fixed wireless | 80% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 64% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Lakeville is Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lakeville, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Tue, Wed or Thu)
Accepted at the curb
- Newspaper and inserts
- Corrugated cardboard
- Paperboard (e.g., cracker boxes)
- Milk and juice cartons
- Soup, broth, and wine cartons
- Aluminum, tin, and steel cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- Plastic bottles, containers and jugs
- Containers numbered 1, 2 or 5
- Soda, juice and water bottles
- Margarine, cottage cheese, cream cheese and other tubs and lids
- Laundry detergent bottles and jugs
- Clear berry and produce containers
From lakevillemn.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Most of Lakeville (80%) is in Lakeville Public School District; parts are in Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan (10%) and Farmington Public School District (10%).
ASchool 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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lakeville spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lakeville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lakeville | ZIP’s residents in Lakeville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55044 | Lakeville, MN | 81% | 93% |
| 55024 | Farmington, MN | 11% | 21% |
| 55068 | Rosemount, MN | 8% | 18% |
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 Lakeville
Who supplies Lakeville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Lakeville water system (EPA ID MN1190015). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lakeville?
Dakota Electric Association (Dakota Electric Association), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lakeville?
Spectrum, Frontier, Metronet, AT&T, Midco, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lakeville?
55044 (81%), 55024 (11%), 55068 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lakeville in?
Lakeville Public School District. Parts of the city are in Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan and Farmington Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Lakeville?
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 Dakota 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: Lakeville’s own website (lakevillemn.gov), read Oct 21, 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.