Armstrong, W. J., Company Wholesale Grocers · Photo: Jatakuck · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Waseca, MN: what to set up and who to call
Waseca runs its own electric utility, City of Waseca. The closest public drop-off to Waseca is Waseca Recycling Center, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Waseca, 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 Waseca.
Power comes from City of Waseca
City of Waseca (City of Waseca - (MN)), a municipal utility, serves 97.6% of Waseca residents.
Start or move service: ci.waseca.mn.us · (507) 835-9700
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Waseca water system
The Waseca water system supplies Waseca: about 93% of residents live in its service area. About 7% 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 9,241 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 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 80% 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. MN1810004.
9 home internet providers serve Waseca
100% of 3,250 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 46% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 89% | 100/10 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 56% | 40/3 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 48% | 5,120/5,120 |
| Midco | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 100% | 150/130 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Waseca.
Waseca Recycling Center
This isn’t Waseca’s own facility. Whether Waseca residents may use it is the town’s rule: check ci.waseca.mn.us.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Waseca is in Waseca Public School District.
C+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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Waseca is in ZIP code 56093
ZIP codes where Waseca residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Waseca | ZIP’s residents in Waseca |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56093 | Waseca, MN | 100% | 74% |
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 Waseca
Who supplies Waseca’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Waseca water system (EPA ID MN1810004). 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 3.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Waseca?
City of Waseca (City of Waseca - (MN)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Waseca?
Mediacom Xtream, Consolidated Communications, CenturyLink, Metronet, Midco, GigFire (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Waseca?
56093. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Waseca in?
Waseca Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Waseca?
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 Waseca County Auditor. 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.