Living in Maine Prairie Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Maine Prairie Township comes from Meeker Coop Light & Power Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The ER is a drive from Maine Prairie Township: the closest is Centracare - St. Cloud Hospital, 17.2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Maine Prairie 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 Maine Prairie Township.
Power comes from Meeker Coop Light & Power Assn
Meeker Coop Light & Power Assn (Meeker Coop Light & Power Assn), a cooperative utility, serves 50.8% of Maine Prairie Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $198 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: meeker.coop · (320) 693-3231
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Kimball water system
The Kimball water system supplies Maine Prairie 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 911 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, 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. MN1730015.
8 home internet providers serve Maine Prairie Township
95% of 938 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 86% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARVIG | Fiber, DSL | 90% | 1,000/500 |
| Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 48% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Broadband | Fiber | 11% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 10% | 80/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 77% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 27% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Maine Prairie Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Maine Prairie Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Maine Prairie Township (82%) is in Kimball Public School District; parts are in St. Cloud Public School District (11%) and Rocori Public School District (7%).
A−School 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Maine Prairie Township spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Maine Prairie Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Maine Prairie Township | ZIP’s residents in Maine Prairie Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55353 | Kimball, MN | 85% | 49% |
| 56320 | Cold Spring, MN | 6% | 1% |
| 55389 | Watkins, MN | 5% | 3% |
| 55382 | South Haven, MN | 4% | 2% |
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 Maine Prairie Township
Who supplies Maine Prairie Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Kimball water system (EPA ID MN1730015). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Maine Prairie Township?
Meeker Coop Light & Power Assn (Meeker Coop Light & Power Assn), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Maine Prairie Township?
ARVIG, Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association, Broadband, CenturyLink, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Maine Prairie Township?
55353 (85%), 56320 (6%), 55389 (5%), 55382 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Maine Prairie Township in?
Kimball Public School District. Parts of the city are in St. Cloud Public School District and Rocori Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Maine 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 Stearns County Service 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.