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ZIP Code 56401 Water Quality
Minnesota · 15,189 people served · 7 water systems
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ExcellentZIP code 56401 is in Minnesota and is a small city from a drinking-water-service perspective, with 15,189 people served by 7 EPA-registered public water systems. It overlaps with 2 communities including Brainerd, East Gull Lake.
Within ZIP code 56401, the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) records no health-based Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) exceedances during the past five years across the 7 water systems serving this postal area.
Last updated: 2026-05-18 · Source: EPA SDWIS
ZIP Code Location
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Cities in ZIP 56401
Water Systems Serving 56401
Crow Wing Estates
PWSID: MN1180030
180 served
Brainerd
PWSID: MN1180002
14,670 served
Supreme Mobile Home Park
PWSID: MN1180003
35 served
East Pointe Townhomes
PWSID: MN1111112
75 served
Riverview North Apartments
PWSID: MN1730053
48 served
The Harbor
PWSID: MN1111113
100 served
Legacy Homes, LLC
PWSID: MN1111117
81 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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