Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0Living in Biwabik, MN: what to set up and who to call
Biwabik runs its own electric utility, City of Biwabik. Tap water in Biwabik comes from the Biwabik water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Biwabik, 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.
Power comes from City of Biwabik
City of Biwabik (City of Biwabik - (MN)), a municipal utility, serves all of Biwabik.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Biwabik water system
The Biwabik water system supplies almost all of Biwabik. It draws surface water and serves 975 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. MN1690004.
5 home internet providers serve Biwabik
95% of 620 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 92% | 1,000/50 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 47% | 60/5 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 40% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 32% | 25/6 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 30% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Biwabik’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Biwabik.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Biwabik (87%) is in Mesabi East School District; parts are in Rock Ridge Public Schools (13%).
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 spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Biwabik residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Biwabik | ZIP’s residents in Biwabik |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55708 | Biwabik, MN | 95% | 100% |
| 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
Who supplies Biwabik’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Biwabik water system (EPA ID MN1690004). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Biwabik?
City of Biwabik (City of Biwabik - (MN)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Biwabik?
Mediacom Xtream, CenturyLink, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Biwabik?
55708 (95%), 55705 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Biwabik in?
Mesabi East School District. Parts of the city are in Rock Ridge Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Biwabik?
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.