Photo: Tyler Vigen · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Bloomington, MN: what to set up and who to call
Bloomington spans 5 ZIP codes; 55420 holds the most residents (26%). Penn Lake Library, at 8800 Penn Avenue South, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bloomington, 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 Bloomington.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bloomington. Its homes paid an average of 17.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $105 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Bloomington water system
The Bloomington water system supplies almost all of Bloomington. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Eden Prairie and Edina and Minneapolis as sellers) and serves 91,300 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 66% 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. MN1270001.
9 home internet providers serve Bloomington
100% of 24,523 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 71% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 65% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Intrepid Fiber Networks | Fiber | 54% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 47% | 5,000/5,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 33% | 100/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 83% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Bloomington depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Bloomington, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on bloomingtonmn.gov →
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on bloomingtonmn.gov →
- Bulky itemsOnce a month, same day as trash
Accepted at the curb
- Mail, office and school papers
- Magazines, newspaper and inserts
- Phone books
- Books (soft or hardcover)
- Clean paper bags (flatten)
- Cardboard
- Cereal, cracker, shoe and gift boxes
- Refrigerated food and beverage boxes
- Recyclable bottles and jugs #1, #2, #5 (caps on)
- Water, soda and juice bottles
- Milk and juice jugs
- Food and beverage cans
- Aluminum foil and trays
- Milk cartons
- Juice boxes
From bloomingtonmn.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-03-17, 2026-04-29, 2026-09-08, 2026-09-25. 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 Bloomington (99%) is in Bloomington 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 Oct 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Bloomington spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bloomington residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bloomington | ZIP’s residents in Bloomington |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55420 | Minneapolis, MN | 26% | 100% |
| 55431 | Minneapolis, MN | 22% | 100% |
| 55437 | Minneapolis, MN | 22% | 100% |
| 55438 | Minneapolis, MN | 19% | 100% |
| 55425 | Minneapolis, MN | 11% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 55435, 55439.
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 Bloomington
Who supplies Bloomington’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Bloomington water system (EPA ID MN1270001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bloomington?
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bloomington?
Xfinity, Quantum Fiber, Intrepid Fiber Networks, AT&T, CenturyLink, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bloomington?
55420 (26%), 55431 (22%), 55437 (22%), 55438 (19%), 55425 (11%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bloomington in?
Bloomington Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Bloomington?
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 Hennepin County Gov't Center. 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: Bloomington’s own website (bloomingtonmn.gov), 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.