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The Clearwater Township handbook

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

Power in Clearwater Township comes from Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Frontier is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Clearwater Township.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Clearwater 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 Clearwater Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn

Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn (Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn), a cooperative utility, serves all of Clearwater Township. Its homes paid an average of 15.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $140 a month (its average across Minnesota).

Start or move service: whe.org · (763) 477-3000

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 Clearwater

Clearwater supplies Clearwater Township: about 9% of residents live in its service area. About 91% 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 2,129 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

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

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, 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. MN1860025.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Clearwater Township

85% of 719 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 67% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
FrontierFiber, DSL64%7,000/7,000
MidcoFiber, Cable42%5,000/5,000
Windstream LakedaleDSL8%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless29%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless14%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless3%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 Clearwater Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Clearwater Township.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Clearwater Township kids go to
PK–58 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Clearwater Township (55%) is in Annandale Public School District; parts are in St. Cloud Public School District (38%) and Monticello Public School District (7%).

CSchool 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

Clearwater Township spans 4 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Clearwater TownshipZIP’s residents in Clearwater Township
55320Clearwater, MN64%17%
55302Annandale, MN21%4%
55382South Haven, MN9%3%
55358Maple Lake, MN6%1%
Area code320Wikidata

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 Clearwater Township

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

Clearwater (EPA ID MN1860025). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Clearwater Township?

Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn (Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Clearwater Township?

Frontier, Midco, Windstream Lakedale, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Clearwater Township?

55320 (64%), 55302 (21%), 55382 (9%), 55358 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Clearwater Township in?

Annandale Public School District. Parts of the city are in St. Cloud Public School District and Monticello Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Clearwater 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 Wright County Government Center. 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.