Bruce Mine Headframe · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Balkan Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Balkan Township spans 2 ZIP codes; 55719 holds the most residents (98%). Trains stop in Balkan Township, at Pillsbury.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Balkan Township, 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 Balkan Township.
Power comes from Minnesota Power
Minnesota Power (ALLETE, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves 89.4% of Balkan Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $107 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: mnpower.com · (218) 722-2625
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Chisholm water system
The Chisholm water system supplies Balkan Township: about 6% of residents live in its service area. About 94% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 4,940 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 87% 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. MN1690007.
5 home internet providers serve Balkan Township
90% of 475 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 89% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Bunyan Communications | Fiber | 85% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 67% | 60/5 |
| Northern Wireless Media | Fixed wireless | 13% | 50/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 11% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 3% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Balkan Township
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Balkan Township, from the town’s own site.
Balkan Canister Site and Recycling Center
5524 Highway 73, Chisholm, MN 55719
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check balkantownshipmn.gov →
From balkantownshipmn.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 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.
Most of Balkan Township (97%) is in Chisholm Public School District; parts are in Hibbing Public School District (3%).
Test scores and every school: see 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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Balkan Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Balkan Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Balkan Township | ZIP’s residents in Balkan Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55719 | Chisholm, MN | 98% | 14% |
| 55746 | Hibbing, MN | 2% | 0% |
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 Balkan Township
Who supplies Balkan Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Chisholm water system (EPA ID MN1690007). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Balkan Township?
Minnesota Power (ALLETE, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Balkan Township?
Paul Bunyan Communications, CenturyLink, Northern Wireless Media, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Balkan Township?
55719 (98%), 55746 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Balkan Township in?
Chisholm Public School District. Parts of the city are in Hibbing Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Balkan Township?
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 St. Louis County Auditor. 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: Balkan Township’s own website (balkantownshipmn.gov), read Oct 23, 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.