Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0Living in Spring Valley, MN: what to set up and who to call
Spring Valley runs its own electric utility, Spring Valley Pub Utils Comm. Tap water in Spring Valley comes from the Spring Valley 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 Valley, 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 Valley.
Power comes from Spring Valley Pub Utils Comm
Spring Valley Pub Utils Comm (Spring Valley Pub Utils Comm), a municipal utility, serves all of Spring Valley.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Spring Valley water system
The Spring Valley water system supplies almost all of Spring Valley. It draws ground water and serves 2,580 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 2024–Dec 2026, 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. MN1230012.
6 home internet providers serve Spring Valley
100% of 1,144 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 17% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 82% | 100/10 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 100% | 150/130 |
| HBC | Fixed wireless | 81% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 20% | 300/20 |
| Harmony Telephone Company | Fixed wireless | 4% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Spring Valley’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Spring Valley.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Spring Valley is in Kingsland Public School District.
B+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.
Spring Valley is in ZIP code 55975
ZIP codes where Spring Valley residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Spring Valley | ZIP’s residents in Spring Valley |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55975 | Spring Valley, MN | 100% | 56% |
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 Valley
Who supplies Spring Valley’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Spring Valley water system (EPA ID MN1230012). 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 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Spring Valley?
Spring Valley Pub Utils Comm (Spring Valley Pub Utils Comm), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Spring Valley?
Mediacom Xtream, CenturyLink, GigFire, HBC, Verizon, Harmony Telephone Company (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Spring Valley?
55975. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Spring Valley in?
Kingsland Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Spring Valley?
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 Fillmore County Auditor. 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.