Living in Eckles Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Eckles Township comes from Beltrami Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Bemidji Public School District runs the public schools in Eckles Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Eckles 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 Eckles Township.
Power comes from Beltrami Electric Coop
Beltrami Electric Coop (Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Eckles Township. Its homes paid an average of 15.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $179 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: beltramielectric.com · (218) 444-2540
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Grass Lake Mobile Home Park
Grass Lake Mobile Home Park supplies Eckles Township: about 7% of residents live in its service area. Elpine Village serves another 7%. About 87% 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 80 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 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. MN1040030.
6 home internet providers serve Eckles Township
100% of 851 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 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 45% | 60/5 |
| Midco | Cable | 24% | 1,250/60 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 14% | 25/6 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 12% | 25/3 |
| 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 Eckles Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Eckles Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Eckles Township is in Bemidji 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 Jan 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Eckles Township is in ZIP code 56601
ZIP codes where Eckles Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Eckles Township | ZIP’s residents in Eckles Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56601 | Bemidji, MN | 100% | 6% |
A few homes fall in 56678.
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 Eckles Township
Who supplies Eckles Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Grass Lake Mobile Home Park (EPA ID MN1040030). 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 Eckles Township?
Beltrami Electric Coop (Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Eckles Township?
Paul Bunyan Communications, CenturyLink, Midco, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Eckles Township?
56601. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Eckles Township in?
Bemidji Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Eckles 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 Beltrami County Auditor. 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.