Living in Bismarck Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
The Starland Hb, Inc. water system reported 12 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: arsenic ×12. 78% of systems its size reported none. Power in Bismarck Township comes from McLeod Cooperative Power Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bismarck 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 Bismarck Township.
Power comes from McLeod Cooperative Power Assn
McLeod Cooperative Power Assn (McLeod Cooperative Power Assn), a cooperative utility, serves 75.5% of Bismarck Township residents.
Start or move service: mcleodcoop.com · (320) 864-3148
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Starland Hb, Inc. water system
The Starland Hb, Inc. water system supplies Bismarck Township: about 29% of residents live in its service area. About 71% 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 100 people in all.
12 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: arsenic ×12, the latest beginning Jan 2025. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. MN1720009.
Which providers serve Bismarck Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Bismarck Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Bismarck Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bismarck Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bismarck Township is in G.F.W..
Test scores and every school: see 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.
Bismarck Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bismarck Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bismarck Township | ZIP’s residents in Bismarck Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55335 | Gibbon, MN | 54% | 11% |
| 55396 | Winthrop, MN | 44% | 7% |
| 55385 | Stewart, MN | 2% | 1% |
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 Bismarck Township
Who supplies Bismarck Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Starland Hb, Inc. water system (EPA ID MN1720009). It reported 12 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: arsenic ×12. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bismarck Township?
McLeod Cooperative Power Assn (McLeod Cooperative Power Assn), a cooperative utility.
What ZIP codes are in Bismarck Township?
55335 (54%), 55396 (44%), 55385 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bismarck Township in?
G.F.W..
How do I register to vote in Bismarck 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 Sibley County Auditor. 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): pending.