Living in Vineland, MN: what to set up and who to call
Vineland has no town government of its own, so Mille Lacs County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Onamia Public School District. The Vineland water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 8.0 ppb, was higher than 97% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Vineland, 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 Vineland.
Power comes from Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative
Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative (Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative), a cooperative utility, serves all of Vineland. Its homes paid an average of 17.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $130 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: mlecmn.net · (800) 450-2191
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Vineland water system
The Vineland water system supplies Vineland: about 4% of residents live in its service area. About 96% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 4,220 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 8.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 97% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. 055294301.
3 home internet providers serve Vineland
98% of 401 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midco | Fiber, Cable | 94% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 35% | 45/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 34% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Vineland’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Vineland.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Vineland is in Onamia Public School District.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Vineland is unincorporated, so Mille Lacs County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Vineland spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Vineland residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Vineland | ZIP’s residents in Vineland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56359 | Onamia, MN | 97% | 24% |
| 56450 | Garrison, MN | 3% | 2% |
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 Vineland
Who supplies Vineland’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Vineland water system (EPA ID 055294301). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 8.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Vineland?
Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative (Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 17.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Vineland?
Midco, Frontier, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Vineland?
56359 (97%), 56450 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Vineland in?
Onamia Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Vineland?
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 Mille Lacs 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.