Living in Wabasso, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Wabasso comes from Redwood Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Children in Wabasso attend Wabasso Public School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wabasso, 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 Wabasso.
Power comes from Redwood Electric Coop
Redwood Electric Coop (Redwood Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Wabasso.
Start or move service: redwoodelectric.com · (507) 692-2214
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Wabasso water system
The Wabasso water system supplies almost all of Wabasso. It draws ground water and serves 735 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 13.0 ppb. That’s higher than 81% 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. MN1640013.
4 home internet providers serve Wabasso
100% of 346 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARVIG | DSL, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/500 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 97% | 150/130 |
| Nuvera Communications | Fixed wireless | 88% | 60/10 |
| MVTV Wireless | Fixed wireless | 6% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Wabasso’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wabasso.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Wabasso is in Wabasso 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.
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.
Wabasso is in ZIP code 56293
ZIP codes where Wabasso residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wabasso | ZIP’s residents in Wabasso |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56293 | Wabasso, MN | 100% | 59% |
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 Wabasso
Who supplies Wabasso’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Wabasso water system (EPA ID MN1640013). 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 3.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Wabasso?
Redwood Electric Coop (Redwood Electric Coop), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Wabasso?
ARVIG, GigFire, Nuvera Communications, MVTV Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wabasso?
56293. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wabasso in?
Wabasso Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Wabasso?
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 Redwood County Government 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: 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.