Oronoco School · Photo: Jonathunder · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Oronoco, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Oronoco comes from People's Cooperative Services, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The closest ER is Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, 10 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Oronoco, 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 Oronoco.
Power comes from People's Cooperative Services
People's Cooperative Services (People's Cooperative Services), a cooperative utility, serves all of Oronoco. Its homes paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $158 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: peopleselectric.coop · (580) 332-3031
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Oronoco water system
The Oronoco water system supplies almost all of Oronoco. It draws ground water and serves 2,040 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 69% 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. MN1550036.
6 home internet providers serve Oronoco
100% of 653 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bevcomm | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 92% | 100/20 |
| Minnesota WiFi | Fixed wireless | 71% | 150/30 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 46% | 150/130 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 41% | 300/20 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 12% | 25/5 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Oronoco’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Oronoco.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Oronoco (79%) is in Rochester Public School District; parts are in Pine Island Public School District (21%).
B−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.
Oronoco is in ZIP code 55960
ZIP codes where Oronoco residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Oronoco | ZIP’s residents in Oronoco |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55960 | Oronoco, MN | 100% | 47% |
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 Oronoco
Who supplies Oronoco’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Oronoco water system (EPA ID MN1550036). 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 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Oronoco?
People's Cooperative Services (People's Cooperative Services), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Oronoco?
Bevcomm, T-Mobile, Minnesota WiFi, GigFire, Verizon, Bug Tussel (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Oronoco?
55960. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Oronoco in?
Rochester Public School District. Parts of the city are in Pine Island Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Oronoco?
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 Olmsted 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: 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.