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The Lake Prairie Township handbook

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

Power in Lake Prairie Township comes from BENCO Electric Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For emergencies, Lake Prairie Township is closest to River's Edge Hospital & Clinic, 5.9 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

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

PowerBENCO Electric Cooperativecooperative utility · 16.1¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve Lake Prairie TownshipData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Lake Prairie Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolSt. Peter Public School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes56082, 56058Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from BENCO Electric Cooperative

BENCO Electric Cooperative (BENCO Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility, serves all of Lake Prairie Township. Its homes paid an average of 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $158 a month (its average across Minnesota).

Start or move service: benco.org · (507) 387-7963

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

Internet

Which providers serve Lake Prairie Township

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Lake Prairie 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 Lake Prairie Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lake Prairie Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Lake Prairie 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.

Lake Prairie Township kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Lake Prairie Township (61%) is in St. Peter Public School District; parts are in Le Sueur-Henderson School District (26%) and Nicollet Public School District (9%) and Sibley East School District (4%).

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.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsLake Prairie Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereNicollet County Govt CenterElections here are run by Nicollet County (county election office). Its listing was last updated in 2017, so we don’t show its contacts: check mnvotes.sos.state.mn.us.FVAP, Sep 2017
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemnvotes.sos.state.mn.usThe state’s voter lookup

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

Lake Prairie Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Lake Prairie TownshipZIP’s residents in Lake Prairie Township
56082Saint Peter, MN80%3%
56058Le Sueur, MN20%2%

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.

Nearest emergency roomRiver's Edge Hospital & Clinic5.9 miles awayGet a library cardSt. Peter Public Library601 South Washington Avenue · (507) 934-7420

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Lake Prairie Township

Who provides electricity in Lake Prairie Township?

BENCO Electric Cooperative (BENCO Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Lake Prairie Township?

56082 (80%), 56058 (20%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Lake Prairie Township in?

St. Peter Public School District. Parts of the city are in Le Sueur-Henderson School District and Nicollet Public School District and Sibley East School District.

How do I register to vote in Lake Prairie 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 Nicollet County Govt Center. Check your registration at mnvotes.sos.state.mn.us.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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.