Photo: Lorie Shaull · CC BY 2.0Living in McGregor, MN: what to set up and who to call
The Mcgregor water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 10.0 ppb, was higher than 97% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Power in McGregor comes from Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in McGregor, 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 McGregor.
Power comes from Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative
Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative (Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative), a cooperative utility, serves all of McGregor. Its homes paid an average of 17.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $130 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: mlecmn.net · (800) 450-2191
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Mcgregor water system
The Mcgregor water system supplies almost all of McGregor. It draws ground water and serves 394 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 10.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 97% 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. MN1010016.
4 home internet providers serve McGregor
93% of 215 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midco | Cable | 90% | 250/20 |
| Frontier | DSL | 63% | 115/7 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 46% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 19% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have McGregor’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in McGregor.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
McGregor is in McGregor Public 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.
McGregor is in ZIP code 55760
ZIP codes where McGregor residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of McGregor | ZIP’s residents in McGregor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55760 | Mcgregor, MN | 100% | 13% |
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 McGregor
Who supplies McGregor’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Mcgregor water system (EPA ID MN1010016). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 10.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in McGregor?
Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative (Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 17.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve McGregor?
Midco, Frontier, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in McGregor?
55760. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is McGregor in?
McGregor Public School District.
How do I register to vote in McGregor?
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 Aitkin 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.