Photo: 123dieinafire · CC BY 3.0Living in Anoka, MN: what to set up and who to call
Anoka runs its own electric utility, City of Anoka; its homes paid 16.2¢ per kWh in 2025. The closest public drop-off to Anoka is Coon Rapids Recycling Center, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Anoka, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Anoka.
Power comes from City of Anoka
City of Anoka (City of Anoka), a municipal utility, serves all of Anoka. Its homes paid an average of 16.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $92 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: ci.anoka.mn.us · (763) 576-2700
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Anoka water system
The Anoka water system supplies almost all of Anoka. It draws ground water (EPA lists Ramsey as seller) and serves 17,798 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.0 ppb. That’s higher than 65% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MN1020001.
6 home internet providers serve Anoka
100% of 5,142 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 37% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 52% | 140/20 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 44% | 8,000/8,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 76% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 56% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 53% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
In Anoka, you hire your own trash hauler
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Anoka, from the town’s own site.
City of Anoka recycling drop-off event
501 Pierce Street, Anoka
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
Anoka County Bunker Hills Compost Site
13285 Hanson Boulevard, Coon Rapids
From anokamn.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Anoka is in Anoka-Hennepin Public School District.
B+School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Anoka is in ZIP code 55303
ZIP codes where Anoka residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Anoka | ZIP’s residents in Anoka |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55303 | Anoka, MN | 100% | 35% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Anoka
Who supplies Anoka’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Anoka water system (EPA ID MN1020001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Anoka?
City of Anoka (City of Anoka), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 16.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Anoka?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Anoka?
55303. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Anoka in?
Anoka-Hennepin Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Anoka?
In Minnesota you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 21 days before). Elections here are run by the Anoka County Elections. Check your registration at mnvotes.sos.state.mn.us.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: Anoka’s own website (anokamn.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.