Photo: HuschlePropertyImaging.com · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Bagley, MN: what to set up and who to call
Bagley runs its own electric utility, Bagley Public Utilities Comm. The Bagley water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.0 ppb, was higher than 94% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bagley, 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 Bagley.
Power comes from Bagley Public Utilities Comm
Bagley Public Utilities Comm (Bagley Public Utilities Comm), a municipal utility, serves all of Bagley.
Start or move service: bagleymn.us · (218) 694-2865
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Bagley water system
The Bagley water system supplies almost all of Bagley. It draws ground water and serves 1,288 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 6.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 94% 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. MN1150001.
4 home internet providers serve Bagley
100% of 627 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Valley Technologies | Fiber | 100% | 6,000/6,000 |
| BagleyPublic Utilities | Cable | 81% | 100/15 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 78% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 4% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bagley’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bagley.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bagley is in Bagley Public School District.
C−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.
Bagley is in ZIP code 56621
ZIP codes where Bagley residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bagley | ZIP’s residents in Bagley |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56621 | Bagley, MN | 100% | 29% |
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.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Bagley
Who supplies Bagley’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Bagley water system (EPA ID MN1150001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bagley?
Bagley Public Utilities Comm (Bagley Public Utilities Comm), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Bagley?
Garden Valley Technologies, BagleyPublic Utilities, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bagley?
56621. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bagley in?
Bagley Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Bagley?
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 Clearwater County Auditor-Treasurer. 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: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- 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.