Living in Marshfield Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Marshfield Township comes from Lyon Electric Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest library is Tyler Public Library, 3.9 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Marshfield 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 Marshfield Township.
Power comes from Lyon Electric Cooperative
Lyon Electric Cooperative (Lyon Electric Cooperative, Inc.), a cooperative utility, serves 94.5% of Marshfield Township residents.
Start or move service: llec.coop · (507) 247-5505
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water System
Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water System supplies almost all of Marshfield Township. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Osceola Rural Water System-North and Dawson and Adrian and Canby and Brookings-Deuel Rural Water System as sellers) and serves 13,644 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% 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. MN1410007.
8 home internet providers serve Marshfield Township
100% of 100 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITC | Fiber | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Woodstock Telephone Company | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 46% | 50/20 |
| Frontier | DSL | 38% | 90/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 67% | 300/20 |
| Midco | Fixed wireless | 43% | 100/20 |
| MVTV Wireless | Fixed wireless | 39% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Marshfield Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Marshfield Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Marshfield Township is in RTR Public Schools.
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.
Marshfield Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Marshfield Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Marshfield Township | ZIP’s residents in Marshfield Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56178 | Tyler, MN | 86% | 13% |
| 56113 | Arco, MN | 14% | 13% |
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 Marshfield Township
Who supplies Marshfield Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water System (EPA ID MN1410007). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Marshfield Township?
Lyon Electric Cooperative (Lyon Electric Cooperative, Inc.), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Marshfield Township?
ITC, Woodstock Telephone Company, Frontier, Verizon, Midco, MVTV Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Marshfield Township?
56178 (86%), 56113 (14%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Marshfield Township in?
RTR Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Marshfield 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 Lincoln County Courthouse. 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.