Church of St. Boniface · Photo: Gobonobo · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Melrose, MN: what to set up and who to call
Melrose runs its own electric utility, Melrose Public Utilities. Tap water in Melrose comes from the Melrose 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 below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Melrose, 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 Melrose.
Power comes from Melrose Public Utilities
Melrose Public Utilities (Melrose Public Utilities), a municipal utility, serves all of Melrose.
Start or move service: cityofmelrose.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Melrose water system
The Melrose water system supplies almost all of Melrose. It draws ground water and serves 3,886 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. MN1730016.
5 home internet providers serve Melrose
100% of 1,261 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARVIG | Fiber, DSL | 100% | 1,000/500 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/50 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 100% | 150/130 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 72% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 25% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Melrose’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Melrose.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Melrose is in Melrose 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Melrose is in ZIP code 56352
ZIP codes where Melrose residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Melrose | ZIP’s residents in Melrose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56352 | Melrose, MN | 100% | 62% |
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 Melrose
Who supplies Melrose’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Melrose water system (EPA ID MN1730016). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Melrose?
Melrose Public Utilities (Melrose Public Utilities), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Melrose?
ARVIG, Spectrum, GigFire, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Melrose?
56352. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Melrose in?
Melrose Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Melrose?
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 Stearns County Service 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.