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The Iron Junction handbook

Living in Iron Junction, MN: what to set up and who to call

All of Iron Junction gets its mail under one ZIP code, 55751. The nearest emergency room is Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center, 19 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Iron Junction, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Iron Junction.

Electricity

Power comes from Minnesota Power

Minnesota Power (ALLETE, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Iron Junction. Its homes paid an average of 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $107 a month (its average across Minnesota).

Start or move service: mnpower.com · (218) 722-2625

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Iron Junction water system

The Iron Junction water system supplies almost all of Iron Junction. It draws ground water and serves 87 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.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 71% 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. MN1690029.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Iron Junction

100% of 63 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
CTCFiber100%1,000/1,000
CenturyLinkDSL89%60/5
Mediacom XtreamCable78%1,000/50
VerizonFixed wireless13%25/6
AT&TFixed wireless6%25/3
Mediacom BoltFixed wireless3%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Iron Junction’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Iron Junction.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Iron Junction or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Iron Junction kids go to
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your address
7–12Rock Ridge High Schoolin Virginia

Iron Junction is in Rock Ridge Public Schools.

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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Iron Junction is in ZIP code 55751

ZIP codes where Iron Junction residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Iron JunctionZIP’s residents in Iron Junction
55751Iron, MN100%7%
Area code218Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Iron Junction

Who supplies Iron Junction’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Iron Junction water system (EPA ID MN1690029). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Iron Junction?

Minnesota Power (ALLETE, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Iron Junction?

CTC, CenturyLink, Mediacom Xtream, Verizon, AT&T, Mediacom Bolt (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Iron Junction?

55751. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Iron Junction in?

Rock Ridge Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Iron Junction?

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: 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.