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The Mayhew Lake Township handbook

Living in Mayhew Lake Township, MN: what to set up and who to call

Power in Mayhew Lake Township comes from East Central Energy, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Centracare - St. Cloud Hospital, 9.4 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Mayhew Lake Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerEast Central Energycooperative utility · 17.6¢/kWhMore →Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Mayhew Lake Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolSauk Rapids-Rice Public SchoolsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes56379, 56329, 56367Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Mayhew Lake Township.

Electricity

Power comes from East Central Energy

East Central Energy (East Central Energy), a cooperative utility, serves 90.3% of Mayhew Lake Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 17.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $151 a month (its average across Minnesota).

Start or move service: eastcentralenergy.com · (800) 254-7944

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Mayhew Lake Township

100% of 377 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Benton Cooperative Telephone CompanyFiber100%250/250
CenturyLinkDSL26%100/10
VerizonFixed wireless31%25/6
T-MobileFixed wireless11%25/3
AT&TFixed wireless6%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Mayhew Lake Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mayhew Lake Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Mayhew Lake Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Mayhew Lake Township kids go to
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Mayhew Lake Township (68%) is in Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools; parts are in Foley Public School District (32%).

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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsMayhew Lake Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereBenton County Auditor-Treasurer's OfficeElections here are run by Benton County (county election office). 531 Dewey St, PO Box 129, Foley, MN 56329-0129 · (320) 968-5006FVAP, Oct 2022
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemnvotes.sos.state.mn.usThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Mayhew Lake Township spans 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Mayhew Lake Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Mayhew Lake TownshipZIP’s residents in Mayhew Lake Township
56379Sauk Rapids, MN75%4%
56329Foley, MN20%2%
56367Rice, MN4%1%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomCentracare - St. Cloud Hospital9.4 miles awayGet a library cardSt. Cloud Public Library1300 W. St. Germain St. · (320) 650-2500

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Mayhew Lake Township

Who provides electricity in Mayhew Lake Township?

East Central Energy (East Central Energy), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 17.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Mayhew Lake Township?

Benton Cooperative Telephone Company, CenturyLink, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Mayhew Lake Township?

56379 (75%), 56329 (20%), 56367 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Mayhew Lake Township in?

Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Foley Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Mayhew Lake 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 Benton County Auditor-Treasurer's Office. Check your registration at mnvotes.sos.state.mn.us.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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.