Cascade River Wayside · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Grand Marais, MN: what to set up and who to call
Grand Marais runs its own electric utility, City of Grand Marais. Tap water in Grand Marais comes from the Grand Marais 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 below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Grand Marais, 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 Grand Marais.
Power comes from City of Grand Marais
City of Grand Marais (City of Grand Marais - (MN)), a municipal utility, serves all of Grand Marais.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Grand Marais water system
The Grand Marais water system supplies almost all of Grand Marais. It draws surface water and serves 1,344 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 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. MN1160001.
4 home internet providers serve Grand Marais
100% of 732 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arrowhead Electric Co-Op | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 95% | 1,000/50 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 85% | 40/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 56% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Grand Marais has its own drop-off: Cook County Recycling Center
Where to take trash and recycling in Grand Marais, and where the rules are.
Cook County Recycling Center
Before you go, check the rules on ci.grand-marais.mn.us.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Dec 2024). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Grand Marais is in Cook County Public Schools.
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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Grand Marais is in ZIP code 55604
ZIP codes where Grand Marais residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Grand Marais | ZIP’s residents in Grand Marais |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55604 | Grand Marais, MN | 100% | 37% |
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 Grand Marais
Who supplies Grand Marais’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Grand Marais water system (EPA ID MN1160001). 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 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Grand Marais?
City of Grand Marais (City of Grand Marais - (MN)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Grand Marais?
Arrowhead Electric Co-Op, Mediacom Xtream, CenturyLink, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Grand Marais?
55604. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Grand Marais in?
Cook County Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Grand Marais?
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 Cook 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.