Orr Roadside Parking Area · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Leiding Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
The Indian Point water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.8 ppb, was higher than 94% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Power in Leiding Township comes from Lake Country Power, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Leiding 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 Leiding Township.
Power comes from Lake Country Power
Lake Country Power (Lake Country Power), a cooperative utility, serves all of Leiding Township. Its homes paid an average of 18.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $160 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: lakecountrypower.coop · (800) 421-9959
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Indian Point water system
The Indian Point water system supplies Leiding Township: about 16% of residents live in its service area. About 84% 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 61 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 6.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 15.2 ppb. That’s higher than 94% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. 055294404.
5 home internet providers serve Leiding Township
66% of 511 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 65% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CenturyLink | DSL | 62% | 60/5 |
| CTC | Fiber | 59% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 2% | 10/1 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 6% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 3% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Leiding Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Leiding Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Leiding Township is in St. Louis County 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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Leiding Township is in ZIP code 55771
ZIP codes where Leiding Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Leiding Township | ZIP’s residents in Leiding Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55771 | Orr, MN | 100% | 27% |
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 Leiding Township
Who supplies Leiding Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Indian Point water system (EPA ID 055294404). 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 6.8 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Leiding Township?
Lake Country Power (Lake Country Power), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 18.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Leiding Township?
CenturyLink, CTC, Frontier, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Leiding Township?
55771. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Leiding Township in?
St. Louis County School District.
How do I register to vote in Leiding 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 St. Louis 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.