Photo: Lorie Shaull · CC BY 2.0Living in Cohasset, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Cohasset comes from Lake Country Power, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For a library card, the closest branch is Grand Rapids Area Library, 6.4 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cohasset, 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 Cohasset.
Power comes from Lake Country Power
Lake Country Power (Lake Country Power), a cooperative utility, serves 72.9% of Cohasset residents. Its homes paid an average of 18.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $160 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: lakecountrypower.coop · (800) 421-9959
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Cohasset Municipal Water System
Cohasset Municipal Water System supplies Cohasset: about 48% of residents live in its service area. Lakeview Terrace serves another 7%. About 45% 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 1,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, 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. MN1310035.
6 home internet providers serve Cohasset
100% of 1,449 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Bunyan Communications | Fiber, DSL | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 68% | 1,000/50 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 11% | 60/5 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 32% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 11% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 5% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Cohasset’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Cohasset.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Cohasset is in Grand Rapids Public School District.
B+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.
Cohasset spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Cohasset residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cohasset | ZIP’s residents in Cohasset |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55721 | Cohasset, MN | 88% | 64% |
| 55744 | Grand Rapids, MN | 12% | 2% |
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 Cohasset
Who supplies Cohasset’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Cohasset Municipal Water System (EPA ID MN1310035). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cohasset?
Lake Country Power (Lake Country Power), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 18.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Cohasset?
Paul Bunyan Communications, Mediacom Xtream, CenturyLink, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cohasset?
55721 (88%), 55744 (12%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cohasset in?
Grand Rapids Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Cohasset?
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 Itasca 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.