Photo: JonCarlsonCassCountyDFL · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Pike Bay Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Pike Bay Township comes from Beltrami Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For home internet, most of Pike Bay Township can choose between Paul Bunyan Communications and CenturyLink.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pike Bay Township, 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 Pike Bay Township.
Power comes from Beltrami Electric Coop
Beltrami Electric Coop (Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 80.4% of Pike Bay Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 15.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $179 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: beltramielectric.com · (218) 444-2540
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Cass Lake water system
The Cass Lake water system supplies Pike Bay Township: about 11% of residents live in its service area. About 89% 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 Northside as seller) and serves 691 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 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 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. MN1110006.
7 home internet providers serve Pike Bay Township
94% of 787 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 79% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Bunyan Communications | Fiber | 74% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 58% | 60/5 |
| Midco | Cable | 38% | 1,250/60 |
| ARVIG | Fiber | 5% | 1,000/500 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 31% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 26% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Pike Bay Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pike Bay Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Pike Bay Township is in Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools.
DSchool 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.
Pike Bay Township is in ZIP code 56633
ZIP codes where Pike Bay Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pike Bay Township | ZIP’s residents in Pike Bay Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56633 | Cass Lake, MN | 100% | 36% |
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 Pike Bay Township
Who supplies Pike Bay Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Cass Lake water system (EPA ID MN1110006). 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 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pike Bay Township?
Beltrami Electric Coop (Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Pike Bay Township?
Paul Bunyan Communications, CenturyLink, Midco, ARVIG, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pike Bay Township?
56633. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pike Bay Township in?
Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Pike Bay Township?
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 Cass County Auditor-Treasurer's Office. 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.