Living in Marion Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
The Rochester water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 7.0 ppb, was higher than 94% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Power in Marion Township comes from People's Cooperative Services, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Marion 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 Marion Township.
Power comes from People's Cooperative Services
People's Cooperative Services (People's Cooperative Services), a cooperative utility, serves all of Marion Township. Its homes paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $158 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: peopleselectric.coop · (580) 332-3031
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Rochester water system
The Rochester water system supplies Marion Township: about 35% of residents live in its service area. Chester Heights serves another 6%. About 59% 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 123,624 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 7.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MN1550010.
10 home internet providers serve Marion Township
99% of 1,662 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 27% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CenturyLink | DSL | 81% | 100/10 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 80% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 29% | 5,120/5,120 |
| HBC | Fixed wireless | 75% | 100/20 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 71% | 150/130 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 30% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Marion Township has its own drop-off: LRS
Where to take trash and recycling in Marion Township, and where the rules are.
LRS
4245 Highway 14 East, Rochester, MN, 55904
Before you go, check the rules on lrsrecycles.com.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Jul 2026). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Marion Township (87%) is in Rochester Public School District; parts are in Dover-Eyota Public School District (12%).
B−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.
Marion Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Marion Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Marion Township | ZIP’s residents in Marion Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55904 | Rochester, MN | 93% | 13% |
| 55934 | Eyota, MN | 7% | 8% |
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 Marion Township
Who supplies Marion Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Rochester water system (EPA ID MN1550010). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 7.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Marion Township?
People's Cooperative Services (People's Cooperative Services), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Marion Township?
CenturyLink, Spectrum, Metronet, HBC, GigFire, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Marion Township?
55904 (93%), 55934 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Marion Township in?
Rochester Public School District. Parts of the city are in Dover-Eyota Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Marion 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 Olmsted County Elections. 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.