Photo: Lorie Shaull · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Scandia, MN: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Scandia goes to 55073 (69% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. Ladd Memorial Hospital, 7.5 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Scandia, 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 Scandia.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves 77.9% of Scandia 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.
Water comes from Hilltop Water Company
Hilltop Water Company supplies Scandia: about 7% of residents live in its service area. Wyldewood Acres serves another 6%. About 85% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 50 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.0 ppb. That’s higher than 71% 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. MN1820026.
5 home internet providers serve Scandia
91% of 1,867 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 36% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midco | Cable, Fiber | 87% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 67% | 70/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 46% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 43% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 15% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
In Scandia, you hire your own trash hauler
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Scandia, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Plastic bottles and tubs with the symbols #1, #2 and #5
- Empty tin, aluminum and steel cans
- Glass food and beverage containers (clear, brown or green)
- Paper, newspaper and magazines
- Flattened, uncoated cardboard and paperboard
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cityofscandia.com →
From cityofscandia.com, 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 Scandia (82%) is in Forest Lake Public School District; parts are in Chisago Lakes School District (18%).
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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Scandia spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Scandia residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Scandia | ZIP’s residents in Scandia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55073 | Scandia, MN | 69% | 78% |
| 55047 | Marine On Saint Croix, MN | 30% | 47% |
A few homes fall in 55025.
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 Scandia
Who supplies Scandia’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Hilltop Water Company (EPA ID MN1820026). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Scandia?
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 Scandia?
Midco, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Scandia?
55073 (69%), 55047 (30%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Scandia in?
Forest Lake Public School District. Parts of the city are in Chisago Lakes School District.
How do I register to vote in Scandia?
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 Washington County Government 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: Scandia’s own website (cityofscandia.com), 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.