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The White Bear Township handbook

Living in White Bear Township, MN: what to set up and who to call

White Bear Township has its own drop-off, Ramsey County Compost Site. Most homes in White Bear Township have two wired internet choices, Xfinity and CenturyLink.

I’m new in town

What to set up in White Bear 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 White Bear Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Xcel Energy

Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves 70.6% of White Bear Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 17.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $105 a month (its average across Minnesota).

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 White Bear Township water system

The White Bear Township water system supplies almost all of White Bear Township. It draws ground water (EPA lists White Bear Lake as seller) and serves 11,699 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2020–Dec 2022, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 59% 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. MN1620025.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve White Bear Township

100% of 4,148 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 32% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%1,200/35
CenturyLinkDSL, Fiber55%100/10
Quantum FiberFiber34%8,000/8,000
T-MobileFixed wireless83%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless69%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless39%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in White Bear Township depends on your street

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in White Bear Township, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown’s haulerRepublic Services picks up at the curb for every homeci.white-bear-township.mn.us
Trash dayBy addressDepends on your addressLook up your day on ci.white-bear-township.mn.us →
Pickup

Your pickup week

Drop-off

Ramsey County Compost Site

We couldn’t find its opening hours.

Recycling drop-off

Ramsey County Environmental Center

1700 Kent St, Roseville MN 55113

Recycling drop-off

Advanced Disposal

309 Como Avenue, St. Paul, 55103

Yard waste drop-off

Ramsey County Yard Waste Collection Site

5900 Sherwood Road, White Bear Township

Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsCall to bookAppliance/bulky pick-ups included with Republic Services, three items per year only; call Republic to schedule
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pageci.white-bear-township.mn.us →

From ci.white-bear-township.mn.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

White Bear Township kids go to
PK–5Otter Lake ElementaryWhite Bear Lake School District
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12White Bear Lake Area High Schoolin White Bear Lake

Most of White Bear Township (94%) is in White Bear Lake School District; parts are in Mounds View Public School District (6%).

B+School 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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

White Bear Township spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where White Bear Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of White Bear TownshipZIP’s residents in White Bear Township
55110Saint Paul, MN92%26%
55127Saint Paul, MN8%5%

A few homes fall in 55126, 55038.

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 White Bear Township

Who supplies White Bear Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The White Bear Township water system (EPA ID MN1620025). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2020–Dec 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in White Bear Township?

Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve White Bear Township?

Xfinity, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in White Bear Township?

55110 (92%), 55127 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is White Bear Township in?

White Bear Lake School District. Parts of the city are in Mounds View Public School District.

How do I register to vote in White Bear 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 Ramsey 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: White Bear Township’s own website (ci.white-bear-township.mn.us), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
  • 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.