John C. Nutting House · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Northfield, MN: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Northfield is in ZIP code 55057. Northfield has its own library, Northfield Public Library, at 210 Washington St.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Northfield, 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 Northfield.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Northfield. Its homes paid an average of 17.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $105 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Northfield water system
The Northfield water system supplies Northfield: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 5% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 20,790 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% 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. MN1660010.
9 home internet providers serve Northfield
100% of 5,259 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 73% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 86% | 5,120/5,120 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 23% | 40/3 |
| Midco | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 92% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 74% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Northfield depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Northfield, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on northfieldmn.gov →
- RecyclingEvery other week, same day as trashCheck which week on northfieldmn.gov →
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Northfield Compost Site
1801 Armstrong Road, Northfield, MN 55057
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Glass bottles and jars
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Plastic containers #1, 2, and 5
- Mixed paper, newspaper, magazines and flattened cardboard
- Food and beverage cartons
Northfield Compost Site
1801 Armstrong Road, Northfield, MN 55057
Northfield Street Shop
1710 Riverview Drive, Northfield, MN 55057
Rice County Solid Waste Facility
3800 East 145th Street, Dundas, MN 55019
From northfieldmn.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.
Northfield is in Northfield Public 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Northfield is in ZIP code 55057
ZIP codes where Northfield residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Northfield | ZIP’s residents in Northfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55057 | Northfield, MN | 100% | 81% |
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 Northfield
Who supplies Northfield’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Northfield water system (EPA ID MN1660010). 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 3.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Northfield?
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Northfield?
Spectrum, Metronet, CenturyLink, Midco, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Northfield?
55057. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Northfield in?
Northfield Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Northfield?
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 Rice County Elections. 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: Northfield’s own website (northfieldmn.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.