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

All of Royalton gets its mail under one ZIP code, 56373. Royalton Public School District runs the public schools in Royalton.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Royalton, 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 Royalton.

Electricity

Power comes from Minnesota Power

Minnesota Power (ALLETE, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Royalton. Its homes paid an average of 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $107 a month (its average across Minnesota).

Start or move service: mnpower.com · (218) 722-2625

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 Royalton water system

The Royalton water system supplies almost all of Royalton. It draws ground water and serves 1,266 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.

Lead, 90th percentile4.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 88% 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. MN1490006.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Royalton

98% of 498 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 30% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
MidcoCable98%1,250/60
CTCFiber29%1,000/1,000
CenturyLinkDSL27%60/5
AT&TFixed wireless87%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless77%100/20
FallsnetFixed wireless72%50/10

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Royalton’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Royalton.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Royalton or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Royalton kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Royalton Middle SchoolRoyalton Public School District
9–12Royalton High SchoolRoyalton Public School District

Royalton is in Royalton Public School District.

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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Royalton is in ZIP code 56373

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of RoyaltonZIP’s residents in Royalton
56373Royalton, MN100%40%

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 Royalton

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

The Royalton water system (EPA ID MN1490006). 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 4.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Royalton?

Minnesota Power (ALLETE, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Royalton?

Midco, CTC, CenturyLink, AT&T, T-Mobile, Fallsnet (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Royalton?

56373. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Royalton in?

Royalton Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Royalton?

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 Morrison 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.