Photo: afiler from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Green Isle, MN: what to set up and who to call
Trash goes out on Mondays in Green Isle, collected by Waste Management. Tap water in Green Isle comes from the Green Isle 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 Green Isle, 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 Green Isle.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves 84.8% of Green Isle 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 Green Isle water system
The Green Isle water system supplies almost all of Green Isle. It draws ground water and serves 599 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s lower than 51% 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. MN1720005.
6 home internet providers serve Green Isle
100% of 339 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSFiberCooperative | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 91% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 75% | 115/7 |
| Nuvera Communications | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 99% | 150/130 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 90% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 80% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Green Isle is Monday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Green Isle, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery other week, Mon · which week: greenislemn.gov
Accepted at the curb
- Cartons
- Glass jars & bottles
- Newspaper & magazines
- Steel & aluminum cans
- Cake, drink, broth, and cereal boxes
- Non-greasy pizza boxes
- Plastics (#s 1, 2, and 5)
From greenislemn.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2024-08-21, 2025-04-07, 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.
Green Isle is in Sibley East School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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.
Green Isle is in ZIP code 55338
ZIP codes where Green Isle residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Green Isle | ZIP’s residents in Green Isle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55338 | Green Isle, MN | 100% | 52% |
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 Green Isle
Who supplies Green Isle’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Green Isle water system (EPA ID MN1720005). 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 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Green Isle?
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 Green Isle?
RSFiberCooperative, Frontier, Nuvera Communications, GigFire, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Green Isle?
55338. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Green Isle in?
Sibley East School District.
How do I register to vote in Green Isle?
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 Sibley 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: Green Isle’s own website (greenislemn.gov), read Oct 23, 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.