Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in New London, MN: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in New London comes from the New London water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Power in New London comes from Kandiyohi Power Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in New London, 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 New London.
Power comes from Kandiyohi Power Coop
Kandiyohi Power Coop (Kandiyohi Power Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of New London.
Start or move service: kpcoop.com · (800) 551-4951
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from New London water system
The New London water system supplies almost all of New London. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Glacial Lakes Sanitary Sewer/Water Dist as seller) and serves 1,319 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 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. MN1340005.
7 home internet providers serve New London
100% of 554 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TDS Telecom | Fiber, DSL | 98% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/35 |
| Midco | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 99% | 150/130 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 92% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 88% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have New London’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in New London.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
New London is in New London-Spicer School District.
ASchool 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 Jul 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
New London is in ZIP code 56273
ZIP codes where New London residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of New London | ZIP’s residents in New London |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56273 | New London, MN | 100% | 25% |
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 New London
Who supplies New London’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The New London water system (EPA ID MN1340005). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in New London?
Kandiyohi Power Coop (Kandiyohi Power Coop), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve New London?
TDS Telecom, Spectrum, Midco, GigFire, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in New London?
56273. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is New London in?
New London-Spicer School District.
How do I register to vote in New London?
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 Kandiyohi County Office Bldg. 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.