Living in Round Lake, MN: what to set up and who to call
Round Lake runs its own electric utility, City of Round Lake. Fiber reaches 100% of addresses in Round Lake.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Round 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 Round Lake.
Power comes from City of Round Lake
City of Round Lake (City of Round Lake - (MN)), a municipal utility, serves all of Round Lake.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Round Lake water system
The Round Lake water system supplies almost all of Round Lake. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water System as seller) and serves 376 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 70% 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. MN1530008.
4 home internet providers serve Round Lake
100% of 234 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest MN Broadband Services | Fiber | 100% | 2,000/2,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 87% | 60/5 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 99% | 150/130 |
| Federated Rural Electric Association | Fixed wireless | 97% | 40/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Round Lake’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Round Lake.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Round Lake is in Round Lake-Brewster Public Schools.
Test scores and every school: see 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.
Round Lake is in ZIP code 56167
ZIP codes where Round Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Round Lake | ZIP’s residents in Round Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56167 | Round Lake, MN | 100% | 61% |
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 Round Lake
Who supplies Round Lake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Round Lake water system (EPA ID MN1530008). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Round Lake?
City of Round Lake (City of Round Lake - (MN)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Round Lake?
Southwest MN Broadband Services, CenturyLink, GigFire, Federated Rural Electric Association (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Round Lake?
56167. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Round Lake in?
Round Lake-Brewster Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Round 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 Nobles County Auditor-Treasurer. 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.