Living in Hodges Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Hodges Township comes from Agralite Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For a library card, the closest branch is Hancock Community Library, 4.3 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hodges 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 Hodges Township.
Power comes from Agralite Electric Coop
Agralite Electric Coop (Agralite Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves 59.0% of Hodges Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $191 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: agralite.coop · (800) 950-8375
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Hancock water system
The Hancock water system supplies Hodges 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 845 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 70% 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. MN1750004.
6 home internet providers serve Hodges Township
100% of 137 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FederatedTelephoneCooperative | Fiber | 88% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Runestone Telephone Association | Fiber | 13% | 1,000/1,000 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 96% | 150/130 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 54% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 22% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 21% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hodges Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hodges Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Hodges Township (52%) is in Hancock Public School District; parts are in Morris Area Public Schools (48%).
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.
Hodges Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Hodges Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hodges Township | ZIP’s residents in Hodges Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56244 | Hancock, MN | 86% | 15% |
| 56267 | Morris, MN | 13% | 1% |
| 56323 | Cyrus, MN | 1% | 1% |
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 Hodges Township
Who supplies Hodges Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Hancock water system (EPA ID MN1750004). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hodges Township?
Agralite Electric Coop (Agralite Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hodges Township?
FederatedTelephoneCooperative, Runestone Telephone Association, GigFire, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hodges Township?
56244 (86%), 56267 (13%), 56323 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hodges Township in?
Hancock Public School District. Parts of the city are in Morris Area Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Hodges 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 Stevens 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.