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The Pine City Township handbook

Living in Pine City Township, MN: what to set up and who to call

Power in Pine City Township comes from East Central Energy, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Children in Pine City Township attend Pine City Public School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Pine City Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Pine City Township.

Electricity

Power comes from East Central Energy

East Central Energy (East Central Energy), a cooperative utility, serves all of Pine City Township. Its homes paid an average of 17.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $151 a month (its average across Minnesota).

Start or move service: eastcentralenergy.com · (800) 254-7944

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Pine City water system

The Pine City water system supplies Pine City Township: about 7% of residents live in its service area. About 93% 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 3,458 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.0 ppb. 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. MN1580008.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Pine City Township

99% of 818 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
ECE FiberFiber95%2,000/2,000
CenturyLinkDSL44%60/5
MidcoCable, Fiber19%5,000/5,000
GigFireFixed wireless60%150/130
T-MobileFixed wireless27%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless21%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Pine City Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pine City Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Pine City Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Pine City Township kids go to
PK–6Pine City Elementaryin Pine City
7–12Pine City Secondaryin Pine City

Pine City Township is in Pine City Public School District.

BSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Pine City Township is in ZIP code 55063

ZIP codes where Pine City Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Pine City TownshipZIP’s residents in Pine City Township
55063Pine City, MN100%15%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Pine City Township

Who supplies Pine City Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Pine City water system (EPA ID MN1580008). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Pine City Township?

East Central Energy (East Central Energy), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 17.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Pine City Township?

ECE Fiber, CenturyLink, Midco, GigFire, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Pine City Township?

55063. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Pine City Township in?

Pine City Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Pine City 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 Pine 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.