Living in Long Beach, MN: what to set up and who to call
All of Long Beach gets its mail under one ZIP code, 56334. Almost every address in Long Beach can get fiber (100%, by the FCC’s map).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Long Beach, 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 Long Beach.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Long Beach. 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 Glenwood water system
The Glenwood water system supplies Long Beach: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% 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 2,705 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–Dec 2024, 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. MN1610003.
5 home internet providers serve Long Beach
100% of 268 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starbuck Telephone Company | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 50% | 1,000/1,000 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 95% | 150/130 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 66% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 63% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Long Beach’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Long Beach.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Long Beach is in Minnewaska 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.
Long Beach is in ZIP code 56334
ZIP codes where Long Beach residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Long Beach | ZIP’s residents in Long Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56334 | Glenwood, MN | 100% | 6% |
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 Long Beach
Who supplies Long Beach’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Glenwood water system (EPA ID MN1610003). 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–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Long Beach?
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 Long Beach?
Starbuck Telephone Company, Spectrum, GigFire, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Long Beach?
56334. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Long Beach in?
Minnewaska School District.
How do I register to vote in Long Beach?
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 Pope 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.