Living in Truman, MN: what to set up and who to call
Truman runs its own electric utility, Truman Public Utilities Comm. Tap water in Truman comes from the Truman 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 Truman, 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 Truman.
Power comes from Truman Public Utilities Comm
Truman Public Utilities Comm (Truman Public Utilities Comm), a municipal utility, serves all of Truman.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Truman water system
The Truman water system supplies almost all of Truman. It draws ground water and serves 1,115 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. MN1460010.
5 home internet providers serve Truman
100% of 580 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bevcomm | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 82% | 10/1 |
| Midco | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 99% | 150/130 |
| Federated Rural Electric Association | Fixed wireless | 35% | 40/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Hometown Sanitation picks up trash in Truman
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Truman, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Junk mail
- Corrugated cardboard
- Phone books
- Catalogs
- Boxboard from chip, cereal and cracker boxes
- Tin or aluminum cans
- Food and pet food cans
- Soda and beer cans
- Clean aluminum foil and aluminum foil pans
- Wine, beer and other alcohol bottles
- Plastic milk jugs
- Yogurt containers
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check trumanmn.us →
From trumanmn.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 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.
Truman is in Truman Public School District.
CSchool 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 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Truman is in ZIP code 56088
ZIP codes where Truman residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Truman | ZIP’s residents in Truman |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56088 | Truman, MN | 100% | 58% |
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 Truman
Who supplies Truman’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Truman water system (EPA ID MN1460010). 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 Truman?
Truman Public Utilities Comm (Truman Public Utilities Comm), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Truman?
Bevcomm, Frontier, Midco, GigFire, Federated Rural Electric Association (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Truman?
56088. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Truman in?
Truman Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Truman?
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 Martin 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: Truman’s own website (trumanmn.us), read Oct 22, 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.