Living in Madison Lake, MN: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Madison Lake comes from the Madison Lake water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Metronet and Consolidated Communications wire most of Madison Lake, and 93% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Madison Lake, 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 Madison Lake.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves 96.5% of Madison Lake 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 Madison Lake water system
The Madison Lake water system supplies almost all of Madison Lake. It draws ground water and serves 1,017 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.0 ppb. 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. MN1070007.
6 home internet providers serve Madison Lake
100% of 607 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metronet | Fiber | 92% | 5,120/5,120 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 76% | 100/10 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 12% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Midco | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 96% | 150/130 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 81% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Madison Lake’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Madison Lake.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Madison Lake (96%) is in Mankato Public School District; parts are in Cleveland Public School District (4%).
BSchool 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.
Madison Lake is in ZIP code 56063
ZIP codes where Madison Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Madison Lake | ZIP’s residents in Madison Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56063 | Madison Lake, MN | 100% | 42% |
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 Madison Lake
Who supplies Madison Lake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Madison Lake water system (EPA ID MN1070007). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Madison Lake?
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 Madison Lake?
Metronet, Consolidated Communications, Fidium Fiber, Midco, GigFire, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Madison Lake?
56063. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Madison Lake in?
Mankato Public School District. Parts of the city are in Cleveland Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Madison Lake?
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 Blue Earth 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.