Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Hibbing, MN: what to set up and who to call
Hibbing runs its own electric utility, Hibbing Public Utilities Comm. The Hibbing water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 14.0 ppb, was higher than 99% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hibbing, 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 Hibbing.
Power comes from Hibbing Public Utilities Comm
Hibbing Public Utilities Comm (Hibbing Public Utilities Comm), a municipal utility, serves 70.7% of Hibbing residents.
Start or move service: hpuc.com · (218) 262-7720
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Hibbing water system
The Hibbing water system supplies Hibbing: about 89% of residents live in its service area. About 11% 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 16,028 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 14.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 32.0 ppb. That’s higher than 99% 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. MN1690022.
6 home internet providers serve Hibbing
95% of 7,334 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 23% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 1,000/50 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 37% | 40/3 |
| CTC | Fiber | 11% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 29% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 27% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 3% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Hibbing
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Hibbing, from the town’s own site.
Hibbing Green Center (City Recycling Center)
1570 E Howard Street, Hibbing, MN 55746
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
- Newspapers, printer, and copier paper
- Magazines up to 1/2" thick
- Junk mail (minus plastic cards and envelope windows)
- Paperboard (cereal or pop boxes) and pressed paper
- Brown, green, and clear glass bottles and jars
- All aluminum (pop) bi-metal cans
From hibbingmn.gov, 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.
Hibbing is in Hibbing 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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Hibbing is in ZIP code 55746
ZIP codes where Hibbing residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hibbing | ZIP’s residents in Hibbing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55746 | Hibbing, MN | 100% | 95% |
55747 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Hibbing
Who supplies Hibbing’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Hibbing water system (EPA ID MN1690022). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 14.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hibbing?
Hibbing Public Utilities Comm (Hibbing Public Utilities Comm), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Hibbing?
Mediacom Xtream, CenturyLink, CTC, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hibbing?
55746. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hibbing in?
Hibbing Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Hibbing?
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 St. Louis 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: Hibbing’s own website (hibbingmn.gov), 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.