Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0Living in Biwabik Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Biwabik Township comes from Lake Country Power, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The closest ER is Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center, 7.5 miles away.
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What to set up in Biwabik 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 Biwabik Township.
Power comes from Lake Country Power
Lake Country Power (Lake Country Power), a cooperative utility, serves 99.0% of Biwabik Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 18.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $160 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: lakecountrypower.coop · (800) 421-9959
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Mckinley water system
The Mckinley water system supplies Biwabik Township: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Gilbert as seller) and serves 110 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 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. That’s higher than 70% 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. MN1690033.
6 home internet providers serve Biwabik Township
87% of 558 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 81% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Fiber | 85% | 2,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 76% | 60/5 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 28% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 14% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 8% | 25/3 |
| Mediacom Bolt | Fixed wireless | 6% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Biwabik Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Biwabik Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Biwabik Township (56%) is in Rock Ridge Public Schools; parts are in Mesabi East School District (44%).
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.
Biwabik Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Biwabik Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Biwabik Township | ZIP’s residents in Biwabik Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55741 | Gilbert, MN | 95% | 26% |
| 55705 | Aurora, MN | 5% | 1% |
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 Biwabik Township
Who supplies Biwabik Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Mckinley water system (EPA ID MN1690033). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% 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 Biwabik Township?
Lake Country Power (Lake Country Power), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 18.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Biwabik Township?
Mediacom Xtream, CenturyLink, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T, Mediacom Bolt (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Biwabik Township?
55741 (95%), 55705 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Biwabik Township in?
Rock Ridge Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Mesabi East School District.
How do I register to vote in Biwabik 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: 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.