Photo: Myotus · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Roseau, MN: what to set up and who to call
Roseau runs its own electric utility, City of Roseau. Tap water in Roseau comes from the Roseau 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.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Roseau, 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 Roseau.
Power comes from City of Roseau
City of Roseau (City of Roseau - (MN)), a municipal utility, serves 98.0% of Roseau residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Roseau water system
The Roseau water system supplies almost all of Roseau. It draws ground water and serves 2,729 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. 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. MN1680003.
6 home internet providers serve Roseau
100% of 1,091 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 83% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sjobergs | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 74% | 60/5 |
| Roseau Electric Cooperative | Fiber | 64% | 500/500 |
| Wikstrom Telephone Company | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 31% | 50/10 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 84% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 69% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Roseau’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Roseau.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Roseau is in Roseau Public School District.
BSchool 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.
Roseau is in ZIP code 56751
ZIP codes where Roseau residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Roseau | ZIP’s residents in Roseau |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56751 | Roseau, MN | 100% | 49% |
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 Roseau
Who supplies Roseau’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Roseau water system (EPA ID MN1680003). 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 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Roseau?
City of Roseau (City of Roseau - (MN)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Roseau?
Sjobergs, CenturyLink, Roseau Electric Cooperative, Wikstrom Telephone Company, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Roseau?
56751. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Roseau in?
Roseau Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Roseau?
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 Roseau County Courthouse. 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.