Water quality for ZIP code 56073
ZIP 56073 covers New Ulm, Essig, and Searles in Brown County, Minnesota, one of 6 ZIP codes in the county. 32 active public water systems serve the county; 2 had an EPA violation in the past three years.
Most likely your provider
Your location is within the outer bounds of this system's EPA service area.
Other community water systems in Brown County
6 systems, nearest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanska |
393 | 0 | 10.9 mi | |
| Sleepy Eye |
3,599 | 0 | 12.7 mi | |
| Evan |
86 | 2 | 18.9 mi | |
| Cobden |
33 | 0 | 19.0 mi | |
| Springfield |
2,070 | 0 | 25.8 mi | |
| Comfrey |
402 | 0 | 25.9 mi |
Non-community systems in Brown County (25: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.
| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Flandrau State Park |
750 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Dnr Regional Headquarters |
56 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Pomps Tire Service, Inc. |
25 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Lost Dog and Fox Hunters County Park |
25 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Shirley's Park and Country Retreat |
75 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Flying Dutchmen Motorcycle Club |
46 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Searles Bar & Grill |
40 | 0 | 0 | |
|
St. John's Catholic Church |
150 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Laraway Roofing |
25 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Sigel Ball Park |
25 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Essig Water Association |
40 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Central United Cooperative Agronomy Eas |
50 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Christensen Farms |
100 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Lake Hanska Lutheran Church |
320 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Brown County Rural Electric Association |
25 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Miller-Sellner Implement, Inc. |
28 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Sleepy Eye Golf Club |
100 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Albion Lutheran Church |
60 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Leavenworth Township Water System |
125 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Farmward Cooperative |
30 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Fredin Brothers, Inc. |
35 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Central Region Cooperative-Hanska |
25 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Lake Hanska County Park |
25 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Springfield Co-Op Creamery Assn. |
25 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Veterans Lakeside Getaway |
25 | 0 | 0 |
About this data
Water systems are matched to Brown County, the county this ZIP code lies in, nearest to the ZIP code's centre first. Your exact provider depends on your address and connection; the largest community water system in a county is usually the city or town utility. Distances are measured to the centre of the service area EPA publishes for the system.
ZIP code areas and town boundaries come from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA files.
Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Minnesota records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.