Living in London Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in London Township comes from Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Only 31% of addresses in London Township can get a wired internet connection, by the FCC’s map.
I’m new in town
What to set up in London 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 London Township.
Power comes from Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative
Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative (Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility, serves all of London Township. Its homes paid an average of 15.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $136 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: fmcs.coop · (507) 373-6421
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Myrtle water system
The Myrtle water system supplies London 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 48 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 55% 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. MN1240015.
5 home internet providers serve London Township
100% of 147 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 12% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GigFire | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 22% | 60/5 |
| Winnebago Cooperative Telecom Association | Fiber | 5% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Midco | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 4% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have London Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in London Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of London Township (72%) is in Glenville-Emmons School District; parts are in Lyle Public School District (27%).
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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
London Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where London Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of London Township | ZIP’s residents in London Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56036 | Glenville, MN | 95% | 16% |
| 55953 | Lyle, MN | 4% | 1% |
A few homes fall in 55912.
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 London Township
Who supplies London Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Myrtle water system (EPA ID MN1240015). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in London Township?
Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative (Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve London Township?
GigFire, CenturyLink, Winnebago Cooperative Telecom Association, Midco, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in London Township?
56036 (95%), 55953 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is London Township in?
Glenville-Emmons School District. Parts of the city are in Lyle Public School District.
How do I register to vote in London 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 Freeborn County Government Center. 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.