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The Laketown Township handbook

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

The Crown College water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), beginning Apr 2026. Metronet is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Laketown Township.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Laketown 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 Laketown Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Xcel Energy

Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves 56.5% of Laketown Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 17.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $105 a month (its average across Minnesota).

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 Crown College water system

The Crown College water system supplies Laketown Township: about 19% of residents live in its service area. Chaska serves another 7%. About 70% 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 520 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), beginning Apr 2026. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.

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. MN1100015.

Internet

12 home internet providers serve Laketown Township

99% of 939 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 75% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
MetronetFiber91%5,120/5,120
XfinityFiber, Cable31%2,000/2,000
Quantum FiberFiber30%8,000/8,000
CenturyLinkDSL, Fiber24%80/10
Mediacom XtreamCable11%1,000/50
MidcoFiber3%5,000/5,000

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Laketown Township.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Laketown Township kids go to
K–511 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Laketown Township (73%) is in Waconia Public School District; parts are in Eastern Carver County Public Schools (27%).

ASchool gradeSee 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Laketown Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Laketown TownshipZIP’s residents in Laketown Township
55387Waconia, MN42%6%
55318Chaska, MN39%3%
55375Saint Bonifacius, MN19%8%

A few homes fall in 55331.

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 Laketown Township

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

The Crown College water system (EPA ID MN1100015). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule). 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 Laketown Township?

Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Laketown Township?

Metronet, Xfinity, Quantum Fiber, CenturyLink, Mediacom Xtream, Midco (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Laketown Township?

55387 (42%), 55318 (39%), 55375 (19%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Laketown Township in?

Waconia Public School District. Parts of the city are in Eastern Carver County Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Laketown 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 Carver County Government Center - Administration Bldg. 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.