Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0Living in Mapleton, MN: what to set up and who to call
Thursday is trash day in Mapleton; LJP Waste Solutions collects. Mapleton has an emergency room in town, at Mayo Clinic Health System - Mankato.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mapleton, 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 Mapleton.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Mapleton. 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 Mapleton water system
The Mapleton water system supplies almost all of Mapleton. It draws ground water and serves 1,756 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 69% 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. MN1070013.
5 home internet providers serve Mapleton
100% of 698 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midco | Cable, Fixed wireless | 100% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 86% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 5% | 100/10 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 100% | 150/130 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 87% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Mapleton is Thursday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Mapleton, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery other week, Thu · which week: mapletonmn.gov
Accepted at the curb
- Plastics 1-5 bottles and containers
- Glass bottles and jars
- Corrugated Cardboard
- Mixed Paper
- Metal cans
- Aluminum cans
From mapletonmn.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 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.
Mapleton is in Maple River School District.
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.
Mapleton is in ZIP code 56065
ZIP codes where Mapleton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mapleton | ZIP’s residents in Mapleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56065 | Mapleton, MN | 100% | 63% |
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 Mapleton
Who supplies Mapleton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Mapleton water system (EPA ID MN1070013). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Mapleton?
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 Mapleton?
Midco, Fidium Fiber, Consolidated Communications, GigFire, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mapleton?
56065. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mapleton in?
Maple River School District.
How do I register to vote in Mapleton?
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: Mapleton’s own website (mapletonmn.gov), read Oct 23, 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.