Photo: Gabriel Vanslette · CC BY 3.0Living in Vadnais Heights, MN: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Vadnais Heights is Ramsey County Compost Site, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Most homes in Vadnais Heights have two wired internet choices, Xfinity and CenturyLink.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Vadnais Heights, 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 Vadnais Heights.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves 63.8% of Vadnais Heights 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 Vadnais Heights water system
The Vadnais Heights water system supplies Vadnais Heights: about 96% of residents live in its service area. It draws ground water (EPA lists Five Star Mobile Home Park and Shoreview and White Bear Lake as sellers) and serves 13,025 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 59% 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. MN1620030.
6 home internet providers serve Vadnais Heights
100% of 4,143 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 5% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 85% | 140/20 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 5% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 74% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 68% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 64% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
VHG, Inc. picks up trash in Vadnais Heights
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Vadnais Heights, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Plastic Bottles & Containers #1, #2 & #5
- Cardboard & Paperboard
- Metal Cans
- Paper
- Dairy & Juice Cartons
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cityvadnaisheights.com →
From cityvadnaisheights.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2019, 2026, 2026-09-27. 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 Vadnais Heights (86%) is in White Bear Lake School District; parts are in Mounds View Public School District (14%).
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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Vadnais Heights spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Vadnais Heights residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Vadnais Heights | ZIP’s residents in Vadnais Heights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55127 | Saint Paul, MN | 86% | 62% |
| 55109 | Saint Paul, MN | 9% | 3% |
| 55110 | Saint Paul, MN | 3% | 1% |
A few homes fall in 55126, 55117.
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 Vadnais Heights
Who supplies Vadnais Heights’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Vadnais Heights water system (EPA ID MN1620030). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Vadnais Heights?
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 Vadnais Heights?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Vadnais Heights?
55127 (86%), 55109 (9%), 55110 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Vadnais Heights in?
White Bear Lake School District. Parts of the city are in Mounds View Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Vadnais Heights?
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 Ramsey 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: Vadnais Heights’ own website (cityvadnaisheights.com), read Oct 21, 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.