Photo: Elkman · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Princeton, MN: what to set up and who to call
Princeton runs its own electric utility, Princeton Public Utils Comm. Tap water in Princeton comes from the Princeton water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Princeton, 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 Princeton.
Power comes from Princeton Public Utils Comm
Princeton Public Utils Comm (Princeton Public Utils Comm), a municipal utility, serves 99.5% of Princeton residents.
Start or move service: princetonutilities.com · (763) 389-2252
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Princeton water system
The Princeton water system supplies almost all of Princeton. It draws ground water and serves 5,421 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 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. MN1480008.
7 home internet providers serve Princeton
100% of 1,828 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 2% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midco | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,250/60 |
| Windstream | DSL | 94% | 200/20 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 75% | 40/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 82% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 75% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 66% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Princeton’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Princeton.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Princeton is in Princeton 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Princeton is in ZIP code 55371
ZIP codes where Princeton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Princeton | ZIP’s residents in Princeton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55371 | Princeton, MN | 100% | 28% |
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 Princeton
Who supplies Princeton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Princeton water system (EPA ID MN1480008). 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 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Princeton?
Princeton Public Utils Comm (Princeton Public Utils Comm), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Princeton?
Midco, Windstream, CenturyLink, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Princeton?
55371. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Princeton in?
Princeton Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Princeton?
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 Mille Lacs 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.