Christiania Lutheran Free Church · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Eureka Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Eureka Township comes from Dakota Electric Association, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Wired internet is thin in Eureka Township: the FCC’s map has 59% of addresses able to get it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Eureka 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 Eureka Township.
Power comes from Dakota Electric Association
Dakota Electric Association (Dakota Electric Association), a cooperative utility, serves 99.4% of Eureka Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $116 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: dakotaelectric.com · (800) 874-3409
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Lakeville water system
The Lakeville water system supplies Eureka 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 67,300 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. MN1190015.
12 home internet providers serve Eureka Township
98% of 626 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 41% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| JTN Communications | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 85% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 26% | 10/1 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 3% | 5,120/5,120 |
| Scott Rice Tel. | Fiber | 2% | 1,000/1,000 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 87% | 150/130 |
| Netwave Broadband | Fixed wireless | 85% | 125/40 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Eureka Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Eureka Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Eureka Township (42%) is in Lakeville Public School District; parts are in Farmington Public School District (38%) and Northfield Public School District (20%).
A−School 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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Eureka Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Eureka Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Eureka Township | ZIP’s residents in Eureka Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55044 | Lakeville, MN | 54% | 1% |
| 55024 | Farmington, MN | 43% | 2% |
| 55057 | Northfield, MN | 2% | 0% |
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 Eureka Township
Who supplies Eureka Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Lakeville water system (EPA ID MN1190015). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Eureka Township?
Dakota Electric Association (Dakota Electric Association), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Eureka Township?
JTN Communications, Frontier, Metronet, Scott Rice Tel., GigFire, Netwave Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Eureka Township?
55044 (54%), 55024 (43%), 55057 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Eureka Township in?
Lakeville Public School District. Parts of the city are in Farmington Public School District and Northfield Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Eureka 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 Dakota 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.