Photo: Lorie Shaull · CC BY 2.0Living in Bock, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Bock comes from East Central Energy, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Milaca Community Library (East Central Regional Library), 5.1 miles away, is the closest library to Bock.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bock, 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 Bock.
Power comes from East Central Energy
East Central Energy (East Central Energy), a cooperative utility, serves all of Bock. Its homes paid an average of 17.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $151 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: eastcentralenergy.com · (800) 254-7944
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Bock water system
The Bock water system supplies almost all of Bock. It draws ground water and serves 83 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 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 71% 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. MN1480016.
3 home internet providers serve Bock
100% of 58 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benton Cooperative Telephone Company | Fiber | 100% | 250/250 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 69% | 150/130 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 50% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bock’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bock.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bock is in Milaca Public School District.
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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Bock is in ZIP code 56313
ZIP codes where Bock residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bock | ZIP’s residents in Bock |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56313 | Bock, MN | 100% | 100% |
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 Bock
Who supplies Bock’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Bock water system (EPA ID MN1480016). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bock?
East Central Energy (East Central Energy), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 17.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bock?
Benton Cooperative Telephone Company, GigFire, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bock?
56313. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bock in?
Milaca Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Bock?
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 Mille Lacs 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: 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.