Living in Deerfield Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Deerfield Township comes from Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For a library card, the closest branch is Owatonna Public Library, 7.1 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Deerfield 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 Deerfield Township.
Power comes from Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric
Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric (Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric), a cooperative utility, serves 54.1% of Deerfield Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 16.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $161 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: swce.coop · (507) 451-7340
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Lazy U Community water system
The Lazy U Community water system supplies Deerfield Township: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% 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 426 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. That’s higher 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. MN1740006.
Which providers serve Deerfield Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Deerfield 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 Deerfield Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Deerfield Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Deerfield Township (76%) is in Medford Public School District; parts are in Owatonna Public School District (24%).
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.
Deerfield Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Deerfield Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Deerfield Township | ZIP’s residents in Deerfield Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55049 | Medford, MN | 49% | 10% |
| 55060 | Owatonna, MN | 34% | 1% |
| 56093 | Waseca, MN | 13% | 1% |
| 55052 | Morristown, MN | 4% | 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 Deerfield Township
Who supplies Deerfield Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Lazy U Community water system (EPA ID MN1740006). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Deerfield Township?
Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric (Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Deerfield Township?
55049 (49%), 55060 (34%), 56093 (13%), 55052 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Deerfield Township in?
Medford Public School District. Parts of the city are in Owatonna Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Deerfield 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 Steele 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.