ADAMS MINNESOTA
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Contact Information
City Clerk's Office
303 West Main Street 
Adams, MN 55909 
Phone: (507) 582-3601 

[email protected] 
Hours: Weekdays from 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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Employment
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Ordinances

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Community Non-Profit Websites
​Adams Area Historical Society & History Center
​Adams Booster Club
​American Legion Post 146
Sacred Heart Catholic School
​Shooting Star Trail

Southland Schools
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Facebook Pages
Adams American Legion
​Adams Area Historical Society & History Center
Adams Booster Club
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Cedar Court - A Colony Court Senior Living Solution
​Adams Lions Club
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Adams MN Fire Department
Adams Now & Then
​Little Cedar & Marshall Lutheran Churches
​St. John the Baptist Catholic Church

​Shooting Star Trail
Adams, Minnesota, is a vibrant community of 683 people (2020 census) located on the prairie in Mower County - 5 miles north of the Minnesota-Iowa state line, 15 miles southeast of Austin, 30 miles southwest of Rochester, and 100 miles south of Minneapolis-St. Paul. 

​The village of Adams was platted on January 30, 1868, by Selah Chamberlain and officially incorporated on March 2, 1887. According to the 
History of Mower County, published in 1884, William Madden named the town after "a Mr. Adams," an old friend in New York State
City Notices
Garbage pick up is on Thursdays.
​Appliance Pick up - May 17th
Garbage Rate Increase

Water Rate Increase
Well #5 Real Property Declaration
Well #5 Award Notice


Notification of Accessibility of the Service Line Materials Inventory

City of Adams

The City of Adams has completed and submitted our service line materials inventory to the Minnesota
Department of Health. The service line inventory is publicly available, and you can check the materials
for your service line by visiting the Lead Inventory Tracking Tool (LITT) at https://maps.umn.edu/LSL/
you may also contact us at 507-481-4604. To complete the service line inventory our system performed
record review, community outreach, and/or visual inspections.
As of October 16, 2024, our inventory contains 0 lead, 8 galvanized requiring replacement, 17 unknown
material, and 304 non-lead service lines.

Credit Card Payments Accepted
The City of Adams will now be accepting credit card payments for water/sewer/garbage bills. There are three ways to pay: 


1) Go ONLINE to your internet browser and paste this URL in:
govpaynow.com/gps/user/cyg/plc/a004kz
  • Enter your name and payment information required which you can find on your utility bill received from the City
  • Enter the information from the credit card with which you will be paying
  • Lastly confirm the transaction

2) Pay by PHONE • Dial 1-888-604-7888 • Have your billing & payment information ready

​3) Pay ONSITE • Come into City Hall and we can run a credit card payment through our card swiping machine.
Payment Types Accepted Include:
• MasterCard
• VISA
• American Express
​• Discover
​A Service/Convenience Fee of 2.65% will be included on your bill. Minimum Service/Convenience Fee of $2.99.


Phosphorous Reduction Information
View information regarding tips for phosphorous reduction for businesses and homeowners within the city here.
City of Adams - City Clerk's Office 
303 West Main Street, Adams, MN 55909 
Phone: (507) 582-3601 - [email protected] 
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Contact Janet Stephenson at [email protected] for questions, corrections, and/or suggestions regarding the website.
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