Living in Martin Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Martin Township comes from Rock County Rural Water System, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb. Power in Martin Township comes from Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Martin 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 Martin Township.
Power comes from Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop
Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop (Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Martin Township. Its homes paid an average of 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $283 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: siouxvalleyenergy.com · (605) 534-3535
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Rock County Rural Water System
Rock County Rural Water System supplies almost all of Martin Township. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Lewis and Clark Regional Water Syste as seller) and serves 2,919 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.0 ppb. That’s lower than 52% 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. MN1670007.
5 home internet providers serve Martin Township
90% of 194 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Communications Cooperative | Fiber | 75% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Rock County Broadband Alliance | Fiber | 12% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 34% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 11% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 5% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Martin Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Martin Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Martin Township is in Hills-Beaver Creek 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.
Martin Township spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Martin Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Martin Township | ZIP’s residents in Martin Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56138 | Hills, MN | 61% | 25% |
| 56116 | Beaver Creek, MN | 20% | 13% |
| 56173 | Steen, MN | 11% | 12% |
| 56156 | Luverne, MN | 7% | 0% |
| 57068 | Valley Springs, SD | 2% | 0% |
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 Martin Township
Who supplies Martin Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Rock County Rural Water System (EPA ID MN1670007). 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–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Martin Township?
Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop (Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Martin Township?
Alliance Communications Cooperative, Rock County Broadband Alliance, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Martin Township?
56138 (61%), 56116 (20%), 56173 (11%), 56156 (7%), 57068 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Martin Township in?
Hills-Beaver Creek School District.
How do I register to vote in Martin 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 Rock 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.