Living in Spring Grove, MN: what to set up and who to call
Spring Grove runs its own electric utility, City of Spring Grove. Tap water in Spring Grove comes from the Spring Grove 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 Spring Grove, 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 Spring Grove.
Power comes from City of Spring Grove
City of Spring Grove (City of Spring Grove), a municipal utility, serves 98.2% of Spring Grove residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Spring Grove water system
The Spring Grove water system supplies almost all of Spring Grove. It draws ground water and serves 1,291 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 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. MN1280010.
3 home internet providers serve Spring Grove
100% of 665 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Grove Communications | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 98% | 1,000/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 92% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Spring Grove’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Spring Grove.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Spring Grove is in Spring Grove 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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Spring Grove is in ZIP code 55974
ZIP codes where Spring Grove residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Spring Grove | ZIP’s residents in Spring Grove |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55974 | Spring Grove, 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 Spring Grove
Who supplies Spring Grove’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Spring Grove water system (EPA ID MN1280010). 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 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Spring Grove?
City of Spring Grove (City of Spring Grove), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Spring Grove?
Spring Grove Communications, Mediacom Xtream, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Spring Grove?
55974. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Spring Grove in?
Spring Grove School District.
How do I register to vote in Spring Grove?
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 Houston 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.