Living in Brook Park Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Brook Park reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×5. 77% of systems its size reported none. Power in Brook Park Township comes from East Central Energy, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Brook Park 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 Brook Park Township.
Power comes from East Central Energy
East Central Energy (East Central Energy), a cooperative utility, serves all of Brook Park Township. 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 Brook Park
Brook Park supplies Brook Park 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 draws ground water and serves 133 people in all.
5 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×5, the latest beginning Jan 2026. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2020–Dec 2022, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. MN1580017.
5 home internet providers serve Brook Park Township
51% of 274 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 35% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CenturyLink | DSL | 76% | 40/3 |
| ECE Fiber | Fiber | 31% | 2,000/2,000 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 14% | 150/130 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 5% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 4% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Brook Park Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Brook Park Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Brook Park Township (68%) is in Hinckley-Finlayson School District; parts are in Pine City Public School District (32%).
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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Brook Park Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Brook Park Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Brook Park Township | ZIP’s residents in Brook Park Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55007 | Brook Park, MN | 98% | 20% |
| 55030 | Grasston, MN | 2% | 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 Brook Park Township
Who supplies Brook Park Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Brook Park (EPA ID MN1580017). It reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×5. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2020–Dec 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Brook Park Township?
East Central Energy (East Central Energy), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 17.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Brook Park Township?
CenturyLink, ECE Fiber, GigFire, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Brook Park Township?
55007 (98%), 55030 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Brook Park Township in?
Hinckley-Finlayson School District. Parts of the city are in Pine City Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Brook Park 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 Pine 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.