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The Milroy handbook

Living in Milroy, MN: what to set up and who to call

Thursday is trash day in Milroy; Southwest Sanitation collects. Minnesota Valley Telephone wires most of Milroy, and 100% of addresses can get fiber.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Milroy, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Milroy.

Electricity

Power comes from Otter Tail Power

Otter Tail Power (Otter Tail Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Milroy. Its homes paid an average of 11.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $102 a month (its average across Minnesota).

Start or move service: ottertail.com · (866) 410-8780

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Milroy water system

The Milroy water system supplies almost all of Milroy. It draws ground water and serves 252 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.

Lead, 90th percentile4.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 87% 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. MN1640005.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Milroy

100% of 154 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Minnesota Valley TelephoneFiber100%1,000/1,000
GigFireFixed wireless100%150/130
MidcoFixed wireless100%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless79%300/20
MVTV WirelessFixed wireless64%50/10

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Milroy is Thursday

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Milroy, from the town’s own site.

Trash haulerSouthwest SanitationPicks up trash in Milroymilroy.municipalimpact.com
Trash dayThursdayEvery week
Pickup calendar

This month

The town’s recycling and trash guides2027 Recycling Schedule (PDF) →

From milroy.municipalimpact.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Milroy kids go to
PK–6Milroy ElementaryMilroy Public School District

Milroy is in Milroy 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Milroy is in ZIP code 56263

ZIP codes where Milroy residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of MilroyZIP’s residents in Milroy
56263Milroy, MN100%51%
Area code507Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Milroy

Who supplies Milroy’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Milroy water system (EPA ID MN1640005). 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 4.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Milroy?

Otter Tail Power (Otter Tail Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Milroy?

Minnesota Valley Telephone, GigFire, Midco, Verizon, MVTV Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Milroy?

56263. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Milroy in?

Milroy Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Milroy?

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 Redwood 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: Milroy’s own website (milroy.municipalimpact.com), 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.