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Public Works
(507) 433-1881
Official source ↗Checked Sep 15, 2026
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ZIP code55912 Wikidata
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About Austin
City in Minnesota, United States1853Established
26,174Population
12.7 sq miArea
1,181 ftElevation
Austin is a city in and the county seat of Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 26,174 at the 2020 census. The town was originally settled along the Cedar River and has two artificial lakes, East Side Lake and Mill Pond. It was named for Austin R. Nichols, the area's first European settler. It is part of the Rochester–Austin combined statistical area. Hormel Foods Corporation is Austin's largest employer, and the city is sometimes called "SPAM Town USA". Austin is home to Hormel's corporate headquarters, a factory that makes most of North America's SPAM tinned meat, and the Spam Museum. Austin is also home to the Hormel Institute, a leading cancer research institution …
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General phone
Solid Waste Transfer Station
(507) 437-7701
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Waste Water Treatment Plant
(507) 437-7701
Official source ↗Checked Sep 15, 2026