Photo: Andrew Filer · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Minnewaukan, ND: what to set up and who to call
Thursday is trash day in Minnewaukan. The nearest emergency room is CHI St. Alexius Health Devils Lake, 18.8 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Minnewaukan, 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 Minnewaukan.
Power comes from Otter Tail Power
Otter Tail Power (Otter Tail Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Minnewaukan. Its homes paid an average of 11.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $120 a month (its average across North Dakota).
Start or move service: ottertail.com · (866) 410-8780
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Minnewaukan water system
The City of Minnewaukan water system supplies Minnewaukan: about 74% of residents live in its service area. About 26% 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 224 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 62% 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. ND0300659.
2 home internet providers serve Minnewaukan
100% of 122 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota Telephone Company | Fiber | 100% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 71% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Minnewaukan is Thursday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Minnewaukan, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Landfill (city dump)
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From minnewaukan.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated Copyright ©2023. 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.
Minnewaukan is in Minnewaukan Public School District 5.
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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.
Minnewaukan is in ZIP code 58351
ZIP codes where Minnewaukan residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Minnewaukan | ZIP’s residents in Minnewaukan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58351 | Minnewaukan, ND | 100% | 55% |
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 Minnewaukan
Who supplies Minnewaukan’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Minnewaukan water system (EPA ID ND0300659). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Minnewaukan?
Otter Tail Power (Otter Tail Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Minnewaukan?
North Dakota Telephone Company, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Minnewaukan?
58351. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Minnewaukan in?
Minnewaukan Public School District 5.
How do I register to vote in Minnewaukan?
North Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls. Elections here are run by the Benson County Auditor. Check your registration at vip.sos.nd.gov.
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: Minnewaukan’s own website (minnewaukan.com), read Oct 22, 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 Jul 30, 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.