Photo: Jon Platek · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Cokato Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Cokato Township comes from Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For an emergency, Meeker Memorial Hospital is the closest ER, 16 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cokato 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 Cokato Township.
Power comes from Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn
Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn (Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn), a cooperative utility, serves 83.4% of Cokato Township residents. 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.
Water comes from Cokato water system
The Cokato water system supplies Cokato Township: about 12% of residents live in its service area. About 88% 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 2,792 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 52% 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. MN1860006.
9 home internet providers serve Cokato Township
99% of 484 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadband | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 89% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 77% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 75% | 80/10 |
| Nuvera Communications | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 17% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Xtratyme Technologies Incorporated | Fixed wireless, DSL | 14% | 100/50 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 12% | 1,000/50 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Cokato Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Cokato Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Cokato Township is in Dassel-Cokato Public School District.
ASchool gradeSee 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.
Cokato Township is in ZIP code 55321
ZIP codes where Cokato Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cokato Township | ZIP’s residents in Cokato Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55321 | Cokato, MN | 100% | 24% |
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 Cokato Township
Who supplies Cokato Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Cokato water system (EPA ID MN1860006). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cokato 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 Cokato Township?
Broadband, Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association, CenturyLink, Nuvera Communications, Xtratyme Technologies Incorporated, Spectrum (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cokato Township?
55321. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cokato Township in?
Dassel-Cokato Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Cokato 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.