Living in Elmira Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Elmira Township comes from People's Cooperative Services, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Only 24% of addresses in Elmira Township can get a wired internet connection, by the FCC’s map.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Elmira 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 Elmira Township.
Power comes from People's Cooperative Services
People's Cooperative Services (People's Cooperative Services), a cooperative utility, serves 98.8% of Elmira Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $158 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: peopleselectric.coop · (580) 332-3031
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Chatfield water system
The Chatfield water system supplies Elmira Township: about 2% of residents live in its service area. About 98% 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 3,005 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 10.0 ppb. 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. MN1230002.
8 home internet providers serve Elmira Township
96% of 176 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 8% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HBC | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 71% | 5,000/5,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 18% | 40/3 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 5% | 1,000/50 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 92% | 150/130 |
| Mediacom Bolt | Fixed wireless | 65% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 34% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Elmira Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Elmira Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Elmira Township (77%) is in Chatfield Public Schools; parts are in St. Charles Public School District (12%) and Dover-Eyota Public School District (11%).
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.
Elmira Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Elmira Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Elmira Township | ZIP’s residents in Elmira Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55923 | Chatfield, MN | 81% | 6% |
| 55929 | Dover, MN | 19% | 5% |
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 Elmira Township
Who supplies Elmira Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Chatfield water system (EPA ID MN1230002). 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 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Elmira Township?
People's Cooperative Services (People's Cooperative Services), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Elmira Township?
HBC, CenturyLink, Mediacom Xtream, GigFire, Mediacom Bolt, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Elmira Township?
55923 (81%), 55929 (19%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Elmira Township in?
Chatfield Public Schools. Parts of the city are in St. Charles Public School District and Dover-Eyota Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Elmira 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 Olmsted County Elections. 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.