Lonsdale Public School · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Lonsdale, MN: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Lonsdale comes from the Lonsdale water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb. Lonsdale Public Library, at 1006 Birch Street NE, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lonsdale, 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 Lonsdale.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves 59.9% of Lonsdale residents. 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 Lonsdale water system
The Lonsdale water system supplies almost all of Lonsdale. It draws ground water and serves 3,913 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–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 57% 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. MN1660006.
6 home internet providers serve Lonsdale
100% of 1,746 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bevcomm | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 95% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 70% | 300/20 |
| Netwave Broadband | Fixed wireless | 63% | 125/40 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 53% | 150/130 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lonsdale’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lonsdale.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Lonsdale (60%) is in Tri-City United School District; parts are in New Prague Area Schools (40%).
A−School 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.
Lonsdale is in ZIP code 55046
ZIP codes where Lonsdale residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lonsdale | ZIP’s residents in Lonsdale |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55046 | Lonsdale, MN | 100% | 77% |
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 Lonsdale
Who supplies Lonsdale’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Lonsdale water system (EPA ID MN1660006). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lonsdale?
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 Lonsdale?
Bevcomm, Mediacom Xtream, T-Mobile, Verizon, Netwave Broadband, GigFire (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lonsdale?
55046. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lonsdale in?
Tri-City United School District. Parts of the city are in New Prague Area Schools.
How do I register to vote in Lonsdale?
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 Rice 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.