Living in Northome, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Northome comes from North Itasca Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The ER is a drive from Northome: the closest is Bigfork Valley Hospital, 30.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Northome, 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 Northome.
Power comes from North Itasca Electric Coop
North Itasca Electric Coop (North Itasca Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Northome.
Start or move service: northitascaelectric.com · (218) 743-3131
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Northome water system
The Northome water system supplies almost all of Northome. It draws ground water and serves 156 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 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 70% 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. MN1360005.
3 home internet providers serve Northome
100% of 125 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Bunyan Communications | Fiber, DSL | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 70% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 61% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Northome’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Northome.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Northome is in South Koochiching 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.
Northome is in ZIP code 56661
ZIP codes where Northome residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Northome | ZIP’s residents in Northome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56661 | Northome, MN | 100% | 18% |
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 Northome
Who supplies Northome’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Northome water system (EPA ID MN1360005). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Northome?
North Itasca Electric Coop (North Itasca Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Northome?
Paul Bunyan Communications, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Northome?
56661. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Northome in?
South Koochiching School District.
How do I register to vote in Northome?
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 Koochiching 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.