Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Brooklyn Center, MN: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Brooklyn Center is Hennepin County Hazardous Materials Facility & Transfer Station, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Brookdale Library, at 6125 Shingle Creek Pkwy, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Brooklyn Center, 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 Brooklyn Center.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Brooklyn Center. 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 Brooklyn Center water system
The Brooklyn Center water system supplies almost all of Brooklyn Center. It draws ground water (EPA lists Brooklyn Park as seller) and serves 33,782 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, 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. MN1270004.
6 home internet providers serve Brooklyn Center
100% of 8,245 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 81% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 91% | 8,000/8,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 7% | 940/200 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 76% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 60% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 32% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Brooklyn Center.
Hennepin County Hazardous Materials Facility & Transfer Station
8100 Jefferson Highway, Brooklyn Park, MN, 55445 · run by Hennepin County
This isn’t Brooklyn Center’s own facility. Whether Brooklyn Center residents may use it is the town’s rule: check ci.brooklyn-center.mn.us.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Brooklyn Center (34%) is in Brooklyn Center School District; parts are in Osseo Public School District (30%) and Robbinsdale Public School District (21%) and Anoka-Hennepin Public School District (14%).
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.
Brooklyn Center spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Brooklyn Center residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Brooklyn Center | ZIP’s residents in Brooklyn Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55429 | Minneapolis, MN | 50% | 59% |
| 55430 | Minneapolis, MN | 49% | 69% |
A few homes fall in 55422, 55444.
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 Brooklyn Center
Who supplies Brooklyn Center’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Brooklyn Center water system (EPA ID MN1270004). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Brooklyn Center?
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 Brooklyn Center?
Xfinity, Quantum Fiber, CenturyLink, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Brooklyn Center?
55429 (50%), 55430 (49%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Brooklyn Center in?
Brooklyn Center School District. Parts of the city are in Osseo Public School District and Robbinsdale Public School District and Anoka-Hennepin Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Brooklyn Center?
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: 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.