Photo: Jon Platek · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Cokato, MN: what to set up and who to call
Friday is trash day in Cokato; Waste Management collects. Tap water in Cokato comes from the Cokato water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cokato, 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 Cokato.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves 90.8% of Cokato residents. 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 Cokato water system
The Cokato water system supplies almost all of Cokato. It draws ground water and serves 2,792 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 52% 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. MN1860006.
6 home internet providers serve Cokato
100% of 947 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuvera Communications | Fiber | 95% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 1,000/35 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 84% | 80/10 |
| Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association | Fiber | 8% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 89% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 83% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Cokato is Friday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Cokato, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery other week, Fri · which week: cokato.mn.us
City of Cokato Compost Facility
695 Cokato St E
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Cost: $20 per FOB entry key
City of Cokato Compost Facility
695 Cokato St E, behind the Public Works Garage
From cokato.mn.us, webgen1files.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Cokato is in Dassel-Cokato Public School District.
ASchool 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.
Cokato is in ZIP code 55321
ZIP codes where Cokato residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cokato | ZIP’s residents in Cokato |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55321 | Cokato, MN | 100% | 50% |
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 Cokato
Who supplies Cokato’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Cokato water system (EPA ID MN1860006). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cokato?
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 Cokato?
Nuvera Communications, Spectrum, CenturyLink, Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cokato?
55321. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cokato in?
Dassel-Cokato Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Cokato?
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 Wright County Government 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: Cokato’s own website (cokato.mn.us, webgen1files.revize.com), 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.