Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Slayton, MN: what to set up and who to call
Slayton has its own drop-off, Murray County Recycling Center, on 1820 Erlandson Avenue. Murray County Memorial Hospital, 0.2 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Slayton, 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 Slayton.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves 97.2% of Slayton 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 Slayton water system
The Slayton water system supplies almost all of Slayton. It draws ground water and serves 1,964 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 82% 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. MN1510009.
10 home internet providers serve Slayton
100% of 1,034 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodstock Telephone Company | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/50 |
| Bluepeak | Cable, Fiber | 89% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 82% | 70/3 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 100% | 150/130 |
| Midco | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Slayton has its own drop-off: Murray County Recycling Center
Where to take trash and recycling in Slayton, and where the rules are.
Murray County Recycling Center
1820 Erlandson Avenue, Slayton, MN, 56172
Before you go, check the rules on slayton.govoffice.com.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Sep 2025). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Slayton is in Murray County Central 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.
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.
Slayton is in ZIP code 56172
ZIP codes where Slayton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Slayton | ZIP’s residents in Slayton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56172 | Slayton, MN | 100% | 68% |
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 Slayton
Who supplies Slayton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Slayton water system (EPA ID MN1510009). 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 3.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Slayton?
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 Slayton?
Woodstock Telephone Company, Mediacom Xtream, Bluepeak, Frontier, GigFire, Midco (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Slayton?
56172. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Slayton in?
Murray County Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Slayton?
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 Murray 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: 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.