Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0Living in Barnesville, MN: what to set up and who to call
Barnesville runs its own electric utility, City of Barnesville. In Barnesville, trash day is Friday (Fuchs Sanitation collects).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Barnesville, 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 Barnesville.
Power comes from City of Barnesville
City of Barnesville (City of Barnesville - (MN)), a municipal utility, serves all of Barnesville.
Start or move service: barnesvillemn.com · (218) 354-2292
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Barnesville water system
The Barnesville water system supplies almost all of Barnesville. It draws ground water and serves 2,784 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–Dec 2025, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 17.0 ppb. That’s higher than 82% 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. MN1140001.
5 home internet providers serve Barnesville
100% of 1,171 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnesville Municipal Telephone | Fiber | 92% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Red River Communications | Fiber | 13% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Midco | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 88% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 79% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Barnesville is Friday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Barnesville, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery other week, Fri · which week: barnesvillemn.com
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Self-Service Recycling Center
205 Front Street North, Barnesville, MN 56514
- Tuenoon–8 pm
- Thunoon–8 pm
- Sat8 am–noon
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum Cans
- Tin/Steel/Bi-Metal Cans
- Glass Bottles & Jars
- Plastic #1 & #2 Containers
- Newspaper & Phone Directories
- Cardboard & Containerboard
From barnesvillemn.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026, 2026-04-30, 2026-08-07. 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.
Barnesville is in Barnesville Public School District.
ASchool 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 Aug 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Barnesville is in ZIP code 56514
ZIP codes where Barnesville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Barnesville | ZIP’s residents in Barnesville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56514 | Barnesville, MN | 100% | 70% |
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 Barnesville
Who supplies Barnesville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Barnesville water system (EPA ID MN1140001). 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 3.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Barnesville?
City of Barnesville (City of Barnesville - (MN)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Barnesville?
Barnesville Municipal Telephone, Red River Communications, Midco, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Barnesville?
56514. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Barnesville in?
Barnesville Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Barnesville?
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 Clay County Courthouse. 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: Barnesville’s own website (barnesvillemn.com), 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.