Photo: Jon Platek · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Marshall, MN: what to set up and who to call
Marshall runs its own electric utility, City of Marshall; its homes paid 9.8¢ per kWh in 2025. The Marshall water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 8.0 ppb, was higher than 96% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Marshall, 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 Marshall.
Power comes from City of Marshall
City of Marshall (City of Marshall - (MN)), a municipal utility, serves all of Marshall. Its homes paid an average of 9.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $88 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: marshallmn.com · (507) 537-6760
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Marshall water system
The Marshall water system supplies almost all of Marshall. It draws ground water and serves 13,890 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 8.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 96% 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. MN1420006.
9 home internet providers serve Marshall
100% of 4,335 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 24% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/35 |
| Bluepeak | Cable, Fiber | 92% | 5,000/5,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 42% | 40/3 |
| Midco | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 99% | 150/130 |
| Woodstock Telephone Company | Fixed wireless | 35% | 50/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Marshall’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Marshall.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Marshall is in Marshall Public School District.
B−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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Marshall is in ZIP code 56258
ZIP codes where Marshall residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Marshall | ZIP’s residents in Marshall |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56258 | Marshall, MN | 100% | 88% |
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 Marshall
Who supplies Marshall’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Marshall water system (EPA ID MN1420006). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 8.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Marshall?
City of Marshall (City of Marshall - (MN)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 9.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Marshall?
Spectrum, Bluepeak, CenturyLink, Midco, GigFire, Woodstock Telephone Company (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Marshall?
56258. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Marshall in?
Marshall Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Marshall?
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: 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.