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The Oak Park Heights handbook

Living in Oak Park Heights, MN: what to set up and who to call

Every home in Oak Park Heights is in ZIP code 55082. Most homes in Oak Park Heights have two wired internet choices, Xfinity and Quantum Fiber.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Oak Park Heights, 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 Oak Park Heights.

Electricity

Power comes from Xcel Energy

Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Oak Park Heights. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Oak Park Heights

Oak Park Heights supplies almost all of Oak Park Heights. It draws ground water and serves 4,776 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.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 67% 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. MN1820020.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Oak Park Heights

97% of 1,151 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 50% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable99%2,000/250
Quantum FiberFiber73%8,000/8,000
CenturyLinkDSL15%100/10
T-MobileFixed wireless59%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless34%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless30%25/6

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Oak Park Heights’ trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Oak Park Heights.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Oak Park Heights kids go to
PK–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Stillwater Area High SchoolStillwater Area Public School District

Oak Park Heights is in Stillwater Area 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.

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

Oak Park Heights is in ZIP code 55082

ZIP codes where Oak Park Heights residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Oak Park HeightsZIP’s residents in Oak Park Heights
55082Stillwater, MN100%13%
Area code651Wikidata

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 Oak Park Heights

Who supplies Oak Park Heights’ drinking water, and has it had violations?

Oak Park Heights (EPA ID MN1820020). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Oak Park Heights?

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 Oak Park Heights?

Xfinity, Quantum Fiber, CenturyLink, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Oak Park Heights?

55082. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Oak Park Heights in?

Stillwater Area Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Oak Park Heights?

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 Washington 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: 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.