Photo: Jon Platek · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Glencoe, MN: what to set up and who to call
Glencoe runs its own electric utility, Glencoe Light & Power Comm; its homes paid 9.2¢ per kWh in 2025. Glencoe has its own drop-off, Glencoe Yard Waste Site, on 802 9th Street West.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Glencoe, 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 Glencoe.
Power comes from Glencoe Light & Power Comm
Glencoe Light & Power Comm (Glencoe Light & Power Comm), a municipal utility, serves 97.0% of Glencoe residents. Its homes paid an average of 9.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $65 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: glencoelightandpower.com · (320) 864-5184
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Glencoe water system
The Glencoe water system supplies almost all of Glencoe. It draws ground water and serves 5,676 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 80% 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. MN1430003.
6 home internet providers serve Glencoe
100% of 2,064 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuvera Communications | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 75% | 40/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 86% | 100/20 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 19% | 150/130 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 10% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 7% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Waste Management picks up trash in Glencoe
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Glencoe, from the town’s own site.
Glencoe Yard Waste and Compost Site
802 9th St W, Glencoe
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Glencoe Yard Waste Site
802 9 TH St W
From glencoemn.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026, 2026-01-05. 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.
Glencoe is in Glencoe-Silver Lake School District.
BSchool 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.
Glencoe is in ZIP code 55336
ZIP codes where Glencoe residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Glencoe | ZIP’s residents in Glencoe |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55336 | Glencoe, MN | 100% | 71% |
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 Glencoe
Who supplies Glencoe’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Glencoe water system (EPA ID MN1430003). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Glencoe?
Glencoe Light & Power Comm (Glencoe Light & Power Comm), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 9.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Glencoe?
Nuvera Communications, CenturyLink, AT&T, GigFire, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Glencoe?
55336. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Glencoe in?
Glencoe-Silver Lake School District.
How do I register to vote in Glencoe?
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 McLeod County. 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: Glencoe’s own website (glencoemn.org), 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.