Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Little Falls, MN: what to set up and who to call
The Little Falls water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.0 ppb, was higher than 91% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). The closest ER is St. Gabriels Hospital, 1.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Little Falls, 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 Little Falls.
Power comes from Minnesota Power
Minnesota Power (ALLETE, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Little Falls. Its homes paid an average of 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $107 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: mnpower.com · (218) 722-2625
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Little Falls water system
The Little Falls water system supplies almost all of Little Falls. It draws ground water and serves 9,069 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 5.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.0 ppb. That’s higher than 91% 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. MN1490002.
7 home internet providers serve Little Falls
100% of 3,545 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 17% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/35 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 21% | 10/1 |
| CTC | Fiber | 17% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 88% | 100/20 |
| Fallsnet | Fixed wireless | 85% | 500/100 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 35% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Little Falls depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Little Falls, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on cityoflittlefalls.com
- RecyclingEvery other week, day by addressCheck which week on cityoflittlefalls.com →
From cityoflittlefalls.com, 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.
Little Falls is in Little Falls Public School District.
CSchool 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Little Falls is in ZIP code 56345
ZIP codes where Little Falls residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Little Falls | ZIP’s residents in Little Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56345 | Little Falls, MN | 100% | 61% |
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 Little Falls
Who supplies Little Falls’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Little Falls water system (EPA ID MN1490002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Little Falls?
Minnesota Power (ALLETE, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Little Falls?
Spectrum, CenturyLink, CTC, AT&T, Fallsnet, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Little Falls?
56345. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Little Falls in?
Little Falls Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Little Falls?
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 Morrison 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: Little Falls’ own website (cityoflittlefalls.com), 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.