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Living in Wanda, MN: what to set up and who to call

Power in Wanda comes from Redwood Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest emergency room is Centracare - Redwood, 16.3 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Wanda, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Wanda.

Electricity

Power comes from Redwood Electric Coop

Redwood Electric Coop (Redwood Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Wanda.

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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Wanda water system

The Wanda water system supplies almost all of Wanda. It draws ground water and serves 84 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.

Lead, 90th percentile4.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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. The highest in five years was 5.0 ppb. That’s higher than 86% 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. MN1640015.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Wanda

100% of 43 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
ARVIGFiber, DSL100%1,000/500
CenturyLinkDSL7%40/3
GigFireFixed wireless100%150/130
Nuvera CommunicationsFixed wireless100%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless79%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Wanda’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wanda.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Wanda or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Wanda kids go to
PK–6Wabasso Elementaryin Wabasso
7–12Wabasso Secondaryin Wabasso

Wanda 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Wanda is in ZIP code 56294

ZIP codes where Wanda residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of WandaZIP’s residents in Wanda
56294Wanda, MN100%100%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Wanda

Who supplies Wanda’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Wanda water system (EPA ID MN1640015). 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 4.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Wanda?

Redwood Electric Coop (Redwood Electric Coop), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Wanda?

ARVIG, CenturyLink, GigFire, Nuvera Communications, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Wanda?

56294. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Wanda in?

Wabasso Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Wanda?

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.