Church of the Good Shepherd-Episcopal · Photo: Elkman · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Blue Earth, MN: what to set up and who to call
Blue Earth runs its own electric utility, Blue Earth Light & Water. Blue Earth Light and Water has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 11.0 ppb, was higher than 98% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Blue Earth, 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 Blue Earth.
Power comes from Blue Earth Light & Water
Blue Earth Light & Water (Blue Earth Light & Water), a municipal utility, serves all of Blue Earth.
Start or move service: becity.org · (507) 526-7336
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Blue Earth Light and Water
Blue Earth Light and Water supplies almost all of Blue Earth. It draws ground water and serves 3,174 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 11.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 98% 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. MN1220001.
4 home internet providers serve Blue Earth
100% of 1,563 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bevcomm | Fiber, DSL | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 92% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 89% | 300/20 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 86% | 150/130 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
In Blue Earth, you hire your own trash hauler
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Blue Earth, from the town’s own site.
City of Blue Earth Brush Site
- Tue3 pm–7 pm
- Thu3 pm–7 pm
- Sat8 am–4 pm
- Sunnoon–4 pm
From becity.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026, September 28 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.
Blue Earth is in Blue Earth Area Public Schools.
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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Blue Earth is in ZIP code 56013
ZIP codes where Blue Earth residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Blue Earth | ZIP’s residents in Blue Earth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56013 | Blue Earth, MN | 100% | 74% |
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 Blue Earth
Who supplies Blue Earth’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Blue Earth Light and Water (EPA ID MN1220001). 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 11.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Blue Earth?
Blue Earth Light & Water (Blue Earth Light & Water), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Blue Earth?
Bevcomm, AT&T, Verizon, GigFire (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Blue Earth?
56013. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Blue Earth in?
Blue Earth Area Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Blue Earth?
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 Faribault County. 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: Blue Earth’s own website (becity.org), 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.