Photo: DrTh0r · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Lynd, MN: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Lynd comes from the Lynd water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb. Power in Lynd comes from Lyon Electric Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lynd, 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 Lynd.
Power comes from Lyon Electric Cooperative
Lyon Electric Cooperative (Lyon Electric Cooperative, Inc.), a cooperative utility, serves all of Lynd.
Start or move service: llec.coop · (507) 247-5505
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Lynd water system
The Lynd water system supplies Lynd: about 75% of residents live in its service area. Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water System serves another 23%. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water System as seller) and serves 448 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 52% 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. MN1420005.
7 home internet providers serve Lynd
100% of 197 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodstock Telephone Company | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 76% | 45/3 |
| Midco | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| MVTV Wireless | Fixed wireless | 39% | 50/10 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 34% | 150/130 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 15% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Lynd
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lynd, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check lyndcity.gov →
From lyndcity.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.
Lynd is in Lynd 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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lynd is in ZIP code 56157
ZIP codes where Lynd residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lynd | ZIP’s residents in Lynd |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56157 | Lynd, MN | 100% | 60% |
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 Lynd
Who supplies Lynd’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Lynd water system (EPA ID MN1420005). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lynd?
Lyon Electric Cooperative (Lyon Electric Cooperative, Inc.), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Lynd?
Woodstock Telephone Company, Frontier, Midco, MVTV Wireless, GigFire, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lynd?
56157. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lynd in?
Lynd Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Lynd?
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 Lyon County Government Center. 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: Lynd’s own website (lyndcity.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.