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The Plymouth handbook

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

Most mail in Plymouth goes to 55446 (35% of residents), one of 4 ZIP codes in town. Xfinity and CenturyLink both wire most of Plymouth; 41% of addresses can get fiber.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Plymouth, 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 Plymouth.

Electricity

Power comes from Xcel Energy

Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves 79.1% of Plymouth residents. 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 Plymouth water system

The Plymouth water system supplies almost all of Plymouth. It draws ground water (EPA lists Maple Grove and Medina and Minnetonka and Saint Louis Park and Wayzata as sellers) and serves 76,546 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.

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

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. That’s higher than 66% 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. MN1270044.

Internet

9 home internet providers serve Plymouth

100% of 22,414 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 41% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable, Fiber100%2,000/250
CenturyLinkDSL, Fiber54%140/20
Quantum FiberFiber22%8,000/8,000
Gateway FiberFiber16%2,000/2,000
Intrepid Fiber NetworksFiber8%2,000/2,000
MetronetFiber4%5,120/5,120

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Plymouth’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Plymouth.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Plymouth kids go to
K–59 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Wayzata HighWayzata Public School District

Most of Plymouth (65%) is in Wayzata Public School District; parts are in Robbinsdale Public School District (20%) and Osseo Public School District (13%) and Hopkins Public School District (3%).

A+School 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 Oct 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Plymouth spans 4 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of PlymouthZIP’s residents in Plymouth
55446Minneapolis, MN35%100%
55447Minneapolis, MN26%100%
55441Minneapolis, MN22%98%
55442Minneapolis, MN16%100%
Area code763Wikidata

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 Plymouth

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

The Plymouth water system (EPA ID MN1270044). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Plymouth?

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 Plymouth?

Xfinity, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, Gateway Fiber, Intrepid Fiber Networks, Metronet (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Plymouth?

55446 (35%), 55447 (26%), 55441 (22%), 55442 (16%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Plymouth in?

Wayzata Public School District. Parts of the city are in Robbinsdale Public School District and Osseo Public School District and Hopkins Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Plymouth?

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 Hennepin County Gov't 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.