Photo: Gabriel Vanslette · CC BY 3.0Living in Lino Lakes, MN: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Lino Lakes is Ramsey County Compost Site, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital, 9.8 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lino Lakes, 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 Lino Lakes.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves 72.4% of Lino Lakes 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 Lino Lakes water system
The Lino Lakes water system supplies Lino Lakes: about 90% of residents live in its service area. About 9% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Blaine and Circle Pines and Mn Correctional Facility - Lino Lakes and Centerville and Shoreview as sellers) and serves 17,859 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 65% 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. MN1020023.
6 home internet providers serve Lino Lakes
97% of 7,584 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 14% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,200/35 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 69% | 140/20 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 20% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 76% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 69% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 32% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
In Lino Lakes, you hire your own trash hauler
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lino Lakes, from the town’s own site.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
Birch Park
6520 Pheasant Run
Lino Park
7850 Lake Drive
Marshan Park
7204 Lake Drive
Clearwater Creek Lift Station
2200 Cedar Street
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check linolakes.gov →
From linolakes.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.
Most of Lino Lakes (48%) is in Centennial Public School District; parts are in Forest Lake Public School District (36%) and White Bear Lake School District (16%).
A−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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lino Lakes spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lino Lakes residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lino Lakes | ZIP’s residents in Lino Lakes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55014 | Circle Pines, MN | 75% | 56% |
| 55038 | Hugo, MN | 22% | 20% |
| 55110 | Saint Paul, MN | 2% | 1% |
A few homes fall in 55025, 55126.
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 Lino Lakes
Who supplies Lino Lakes’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Lino Lakes water system (EPA ID MN1020023). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lino Lakes?
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 Lino Lakes?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lino Lakes?
55014 (75%), 55038 (22%), 55110 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lino Lakes in?
Centennial Public School District. Parts of the city are in Forest Lake Public School District and White Bear Lake School District.
How do I register to vote in Lino Lakes?
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 Anoka County Elections. 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: Lino Lakes’ own website (linolakes.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.