Photo: Jon Platek · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Glencoe Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Glencoe Township comes from McLeod Cooperative Power Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The closest public drop-off to Glencoe Township is Glencoe Yard Waste Site, 1 mile out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Glencoe 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 Glencoe Township.
Power comes from McLeod Cooperative Power Assn
McLeod Cooperative Power Assn (McLeod Cooperative Power Assn), a cooperative utility, serves 89.3% of Glencoe Township residents.
Start or move service: mcleodcoop.com · (320) 864-3148
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Glencoe water system
The Glencoe water system supplies Glencoe Township: about 10% of residents live in its service area. About 90% 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 5,676 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 80% 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. MN1430003.
9 home internet providers serve Glencoe Township
82% of 250 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 12% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CenturyLink | DSL | 72% | 60/5 |
| Nuvera Communications | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 25% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 69% | 25/3 |
| Broadband | Fixed wireless | 46% | 100/20 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 33% | 150/130 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 29% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 1 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Glencoe Township.
Glencoe Yard Waste Site
802 9th Street West, Glencoe, MN, 55336
This isn’t Glencoe Township’s own facility. Whether Glencoe Township residents may use it is the town’s rule: check glencoemn.org.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Glencoe Township is in Glencoe-Silver Lake 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.
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.
Glencoe Township is in ZIP code 55336
ZIP codes where Glencoe Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Glencoe Township | ZIP’s residents in Glencoe Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55336 | Glencoe, MN | 100% | 6% |
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 Glencoe Township
Who supplies Glencoe Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Glencoe water system (EPA ID MN1430003). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Glencoe Township?
McLeod Cooperative Power Assn (McLeod Cooperative Power Assn), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Glencoe Township?
CenturyLink, Nuvera Communications, AT&T, Broadband, GigFire, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Glencoe Township?
55336. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Glencoe Township in?
Glencoe-Silver Lake School District.
How do I register to vote in Glencoe 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 McLeod County. 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.