Living in Camden Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Camden Township comes from McLeod Cooperative Power Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For a library card, the closest branch is Norwood Young America Public Library, 5.5 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Camden 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 Camden Township.
Power comes from McLeod Cooperative Power Assn
McLeod Cooperative Power Assn (McLeod Cooperative Power Assn), a cooperative utility, serves 80.0% of Camden 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 New Germany water system
The New Germany water system supplies Camden Township: about 3% of residents live in its service area. About 97% 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 422 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, 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. MN1100007.
9 home internet providers serve Camden Township
100% of 387 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metronet | Fiber | 84% | 5,120/5,120 |
| Frontier | DSL | 21% | 10/1 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 12% | 10/1 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 99% | 150/130 |
| Broadband | Fixed wireless | 93% | 100/20 |
| Nuvera Communications | Fixed wireless | 72% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Camden Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Camden Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Camden Township (58%) is in Central Public School District; parts are in Waconia Public School District (39%) and Watertown-Mayer Public School District (3%).
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.
Camden Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Camden Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Camden Township | ZIP’s residents in Camden Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55397 | Young America, MN | 50% | 16% |
| 55367 | New Germany, MN | 26% | 24% |
| 55360 | Mayer, MN | 22% | 6% |
| 55322 | Cologne, MN | 3% | 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 Camden Township
Who supplies Camden Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The New Germany water system (EPA ID MN1100007). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Camden Township?
McLeod Cooperative Power Assn (McLeod Cooperative Power Assn), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Camden Township?
Metronet, Frontier, CenturyLink, GigFire, Broadband, Nuvera Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Camden Township?
55397 (50%), 55367 (26%), 55360 (22%), 55322 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Camden Township in?
Central Public School District. Parts of the city are in Waconia Public School District and Watertown-Mayer Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Camden 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 Carver County Government Center - Administration Bldg. 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.