Photo: wylbur · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Eglon Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Eglon Township comes from Wild Rice Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest emergency room is in town: Sanford Medical Center Fargo.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Eglon 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 Eglon Township.
Power comes from Wild Rice Electric Coop
Wild Rice Electric Coop (Wild Rice Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Eglon Township. Its homes paid an average of 14.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $182 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: wildriceelectric.com · (218) 935-2517
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Hawley water system
The Hawley water system supplies Eglon Township: about 29% of residents live in its service area. About 71% 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 2,267 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–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. 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. MN1140006.
7 home internet providers serve Eglon Township
100% of 315 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midco | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Red River Communications | Fiber, DSL | 83% | 1,000/1,000 |
| ARVIG | Fiber, DSL | 16% | 1,000/500 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 4% | 10/1 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 58% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 53% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Eglon Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Eglon Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Eglon Township (85%) is in Hawley Public School District; parts are in Lake Park Audubon School District (15%).
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 Aug 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Eglon Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Eglon Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Eglon Township | ZIP’s residents in Eglon Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56549 | Hawley, MN | 87% | 12% |
| 56554 | Lake Park, MN | 13% | 3% |
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 Eglon Township
Who supplies Eglon Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Hawley water system (EPA ID MN1140006). 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–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Eglon Township?
Wild Rice Electric Coop (Wild Rice Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Eglon Township?
Midco, Red River Communications, ARVIG, CenturyLink, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Eglon Township?
56549 (87%), 56554 (13%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Eglon Township in?
Hawley Public School District. Parts of the city are in Lake Park Audubon School District.
How do I register to vote in Eglon 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 Clay 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.