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The Cleveland Township handbook

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

Power in Cleveland Township comes from Minnesota Valley Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. St. Peter Public Library, 7.2 miles away, is the closest library to Cleveland Township.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Cleveland 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 Cleveland Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Minnesota Valley Electric Coop

Minnesota Valley Electric Coop (Minnesota Valley Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves 97.6% of Cleveland Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 14.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $146 a month (its average across Minnesota).

Start or move service: mvec.net · (952) 492-2313

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 Cleveland water system

The Cleveland water system supplies Cleveland Township: about 4% of residents live in its service area. About 96% 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 719 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 70% 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. MN1400001.

Internet

Which providers serve Cleveland Township

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Cleveland 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.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Cleveland Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Cleveland Township.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Cleveland Township kids go to
PK–6Cleveland Elementaryin Cleveland
7–12Cleveland Secondaryin Cleveland

Most of Cleveland Township (95%) is in Cleveland Public School District; parts are in Tri-City United School District (4%).

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.

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

Cleveland Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Cleveland TownshipZIP’s residents in Cleveland Township
56017Cleveland, MN83%34%
56057Le Center, MN10%2%
56058Le Sueur, MN7%1%

A few homes fall in 56063, 56082.

Area code507Wikidata

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 Cleveland Township

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

The Cleveland water system (EPA ID MN1400001). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Cleveland Township?

Minnesota Valley Electric Coop (Minnesota Valley Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Cleveland Township?

56017 (83%), 56057 (10%), 56058 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Cleveland Township in?

Cleveland Public School District. Parts of the city are in Tri-City United School District.

How do I register to vote in Cleveland 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 Le Sueur 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): pending.