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ZIP Code 56601 Water Quality
Minnesota · 16,027 people served · 13 water systems
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ExcellentZIP code 56601 is in Minnesota and is a small city from a drinking-water-service perspective, with 16,027 people served by 13 EPA-registered public water systems. It corresponds to Bemidji.
Within ZIP code 56601, the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) records no health-based Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) exceedances during the past five years across the 13 water systems serving this postal area.
Last updated: 2026-05-18 · Source: EPA SDWIS
ZIP Code Location
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Cities in ZIP 56601
Water Systems Serving 56601
Grass Lake Mobile Home Park
PWSID: MN1040030
80 served
Oak Hills Fellowship Bible College
PWSID: MN1040031
150 served
Birchlane Trailer Court
PWSID: MN1040007
80 served
Secluded Acres
PWSID: MN1040026
60 served
Pine Valley Mobile Home Park
PWSID: MN1040032
60 served
Country Lane Mobile Home Park
PWSID: MN1040033
35 served
Movil Lake Trailer Park
PWSID: MN1040034
50 served
Roosevelt Court
PWSID: MN1040035
60 served
Cottage Creek Estates
PWSID: MN1040036
50 served
Elpine Village
PWSID: MN1040001
125 served
Bemidji
PWSID: MN1040002
15,147 served
Willow Brook
PWSID: MN1040038
60 served
Pine Meadows
PWSID: MN1040039
70 served
About ZIP-code water data
Postal-code level water quality data is built up from the underlying water systems — multiple ZIPs may share a single utility, and a single ZIP can span multiple utilities. For property-level information, contact the specific utility serving your address. EPA data on this page was last refreshed on 2026-05-18.
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