Photo: Joekristoff · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in St. Louis Park, MN: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to St. Louis Park is Hopkins Refuse Drop Off, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, 1.5 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in St. Louis Park, 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 St. Louis Park.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of St. Louis Park. 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 Saint Louis Park
Saint Louis Park supplies almost all of St. Louis Park. It draws ground water (EPA lists Edina and Golden Valley and Hopkins and Minnetonka and Plymouth as sellers) and serves 50,010 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 89% 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. MN1270050.
6 home internet providers serve St. Louis Park
100% of 13,335 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 56% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 72% | 8,000/8,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 38% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 73% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 56% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 49% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The Buckingham Companies picks up trash in St. Louis Park
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in St. Louis Park, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Food and beverage bottles and jars
- Mail, office and school papers
- Magazines, newspapers and inserts
- Phone books
- Books (remove hard covers)
- Cardboard
- Cereal, cracker, shoe and gift boxes
- Milk cartons
- Juice boxes
- Soup, broth and wine cartons
- Cups and containers
- Food and beverage cans
- Aluminum foil (balled) and trays
- Decorative tins and pie tins
Express Metals
8094 Excelsior Blvd., Hopkins
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check stlouisparkmn.gov →
From stlouisparkmn.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated Sept. 1, 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 St. Louis Park (96%) is in St. Louis Park Public School District; parts are in Hopkins Public School District (3%).
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 Oct 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
St. Louis Park spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where St. Louis Park residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of St. Louis Park | ZIP’s residents in St. Louis Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55426 | Minneapolis, MN | 51% | 96% |
| 55416 | Minneapolis, MN | 47% | 70% |
| 55424 | Minneapolis, MN | 1% | 6% |
A few homes fall in 55436.
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 St. Louis Park
Who supplies St. Louis Park’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Saint Louis Park (EPA ID MN1270050). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in St. Louis Park?
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 St. Louis Park?
Xfinity, Quantum Fiber, CenturyLink, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in St. Louis Park?
55426 (51%), 55416 (47%), 55424 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is St. Louis Park in?
St. Louis Park Public School District. Parts of the city are in Hopkins Public School District.
How do I register to vote in St. Louis Park?
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 Hennepin County Gov't 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: St. Louis Park’s own website (stlouisparkmn.gov), read Oct 23, 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.