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Water quality for ZIP code 56280

ZIP 56280 covers Porter in Lincoln County, Minnesota, one of 6 ZIP codes in the county. 9 active public water systems serve the county; 1 had an EPA violation in the past three years.

Most likely your provider

Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water System MN1410007 · Community water system · Surface water purchased
Serves 13,644 people Rules violated, past 3 years 1 Last sanitary survey Jun 18, 2025 Distance 25.9 mi

Your location is within the outer bounds of this system's EPA service area.

Other community water systems in Lincoln County

6 systems, nearest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrDistance
Ivanhoe
559 0 12.3 mi
Hendricks
650 0 15.4 mi
Arco
74 0 17.3 mi
Tyler
1,122 0 24.9 mi
Lake Benton
676 0 26.4 mi
Verdi
32 0 30.7 mi
Non-community systems in Lincoln County (2: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)

These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.

SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
1975 Filling Station & Restaurant
25 0 0
Knotty Pine Supper Club
70 0 0
About this data

Water systems are matched to Lincoln 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.