Photo: Jeanqueq · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Prior Lake, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Prior Lake comes from Minnesota Valley Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The closest public drop-off to Prior Lake is Scott County Household Hazardous Waste Facility, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Prior Lake, 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 Prior Lake.
Power comes from Minnesota Valley Electric Coop
Minnesota Valley Electric Coop (Minnesota Valley Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves 52.2% of Prior Lake residents. Its homes paid an average of 14.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $146 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: mvec.net · (952) 492-2313
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Prior Lake water system
The Prior Lake water system supplies almost all of Prior Lake. It draws ground water (EPA lists North Water Treatment Plant (Nwtp) and South Water Treatment Plant (Swtp) and Savage as sellers) and serves 25,282 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 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. MN1700007.
10 home internet providers serve Prior Lake
100% of 9,249 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 84% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/50 |
| Scott Rice Tel. | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 94% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Netwave Broadband | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 79% | 500/500 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 69% | 100/20 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 22% | 5,120/5,120 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 15% | 940/200 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
In Prior Lake, you hire your own trash hauler
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Prior Lake, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check priorlakemn.gov →
From priorlakemn.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.
Most of Prior Lake (80%) is in Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools; parts are in Shakopee Public School District (20%).
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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Prior Lake spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Prior Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Prior Lake | ZIP’s residents in Prior Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55372 | Prior Lake, MN | 95% | 77% |
| 55379 | Shakopee, MN | 5% | 3% |
A few homes fall in 55352.
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 Prior Lake
Who supplies Prior Lake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Prior Lake water system (EPA ID MN1700007). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Prior Lake?
Minnesota Valley Electric Coop (Minnesota Valley Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Prior Lake?
Mediacom Xtream, Scott Rice Tel., Netwave Broadband, AT&T, Metronet, CenturyLink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Prior Lake?
55372 (95%), 55379 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Prior Lake in?
Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools. Parts of the city are in Shakopee Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Prior Lake?
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 Scott 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: Prior Lake’s own website (priorlakemn.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.