Living in La Crescent Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Wednesday is trash day in La Crescent Township; Hilltopper Refuse and Recycling Service, Inc. collects. Power in La Crescent Township comes from MiEnergy Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in La Crescent 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 La Crescent Township.
Power comes from MiEnergy Cooperative
MiEnergy Cooperative (MiEnergy Cooperative), a cooperative utility, serves 93.9% of La Crescent Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 16.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $166 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Lacrescent water system
The Lacrescent water system supplies La Crescent 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 5,257 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 57% 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. MN1280007.
5 home internet providers serve La Crescent Township
96% of 480 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acentek | Fiber | 95% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 34% | 1,000/35 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 22% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 10% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 4% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in La Crescent Township is Wednesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in La Crescent Township, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery other week, Wed · which week: cityoflacrescent-mn.gov
City of La Crescent Compost Site
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From cityoflacrescent-mn.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2026, 2026-09-27. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
La Crescent Township is in La Crescent-Hokah School District.
BSchool 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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
La Crescent Township is in ZIP code 55947
ZIP codes where La Crescent Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of La Crescent Township | ZIP’s residents in La Crescent Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55947 | La Crescent, MN | 100% | 15% |
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 La Crescent Township
Who supplies La Crescent Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Lacrescent water system (EPA ID MN1280007). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in La Crescent Township?
MiEnergy Cooperative (MiEnergy Cooperative), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve La Crescent Township?
Acentek, Spectrum, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in La Crescent Township?
55947. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is La Crescent Township in?
La Crescent-Hokah School District.
How do I register to vote in La Crescent 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 Houston County Courthouse. 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: La Crescent Township’s own website (cityoflacrescent-mn.gov), read Oct 22, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.