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The Field Township handbook

Living in Field Township, MN: what to set up and who to call

Power in Field Township comes from Lake Country Power, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For emergencies, Field Township is closest to Cook Hospital, 4.4 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Field Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Field Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Lake Country Power

Lake Country Power (Lake Country Power), a cooperative utility, serves all of Field Township. Its homes paid an average of 18.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $160 a month (its average across Minnesota).

Start or move service: lakecountrypower.coop · (800) 421-9959

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Cook water system

The Cook water system supplies Field 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 574 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, 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. MN1690009.

Internet

Which providers serve Field Township

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Field 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.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Field Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Field Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Field Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Field Township kids go to
PK–6North Woods ElementarySt. Louis County School District
7–12North Woods SecondarySt. Louis County School District

Field Township is in St. Louis County School District.

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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Field Township spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Field Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Field TownshipZIP’s residents in Field Township
55723Cook, MN83%13%
55703Angora, MN17%8%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Field Township

Who supplies Field Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Cook water system (EPA ID MN1690009). 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–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Field Township?

Lake Country Power (Lake Country Power), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 18.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Field Township?

55723 (83%), 55703 (17%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Field Township in?

St. Louis County School District.

How do I register to vote in Field 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 St. Louis 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.