Photo: Billybob2002 · CC BY 4.0Living in Moorhead, MN: what to set up and who to call
Moorhead runs its own electric utility, City of Moorhead; its homes paid 11.5¢ per kWh in 2025. The Moorhead water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 9.0 ppb, was higher than 97% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Moorhead, 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 Moorhead.
Power comes from City of Moorhead
City of Moorhead (City of Moorhead - (MN)), a municipal utility, serves all of Moorhead. Its homes paid an average of 11.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $97 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: ci.moorhead.mn.us · (218) 299-5166
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Moorhead water system
The Moorhead water system supplies almost all of Moorhead. It draws surface water and serves 44,583 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–Jun 2026, was 9.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 97% 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. MN1140008.
7 home internet providers serve Moorhead
100% of 12,697 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 7% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midco | Cable, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/350 |
| Sparklight | Cable | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 58% | 60/5 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 4% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 84% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 35% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Moorhead depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Moorhead, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on moorheadmn.gov →
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on moorheadmn.gov →
Resource Recovery Center (Clay County)
3322 15 Ave N, Moorhead
- Mon8 am–4 pm
- Tue8 am–4 pm
- Wed8 am–4 pm
- Thu8 am–4 pm
- Fri8 am–4 pm
- Sat8 am–11:30 am
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Cardboard
- Envelopes (white, brown, with or without windows)
- Mail, office, and school papers (all colors)
- Magazines, phone books, and catalogs
- Newspaper and inserts
- Paper bags
- Milk, juice, soup, broth, and wine cartons
Woodlawn Point
418 Elm St S, Moorhead
Public Works Facility
700 15 Ave N, Moorhead
Ken's Sanitation (cardboard only)
2010 28th Ave S, Moorhead
City of Moorhead Compost Site
1800 HWY 75 N, Moorhead
From moorheadmn.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Moorhead is in Moorhead Public School District.
C+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 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Moorhead spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Moorhead residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Moorhead | ZIP’s residents in Moorhead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56560 | Moorhead, MN | 96% | 97% |
| 56563 | Moorhead, MN | 3% | 100% |
| 56562 | Moorhead, MN | 1% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 56547. 56561 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Moorhead
Who supplies Moorhead’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Moorhead water system (EPA ID MN1140008). 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 9.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Moorhead?
City of Moorhead (City of Moorhead - (MN)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 11.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Moorhead?
Midco, Sparklight, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Moorhead?
56560 (96%), 56563 (3%), 56562 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Moorhead in?
Moorhead Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Moorhead?
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 Clay County Courthouse. 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: Moorhead’s own website (moorheadmn.gov), read Oct 21, 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.