Living in New Richland Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in New Richland Township comes from Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The closest ER is Mayo Clinic Health System - Waseca, 13.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in New Richland 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 New Richland Township.
Power comes from Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric
Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric (Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric), a cooperative utility, serves 87.3% of New Richland Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 16.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $161 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: swce.coop · (507) 451-7340
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from New Richland water system
The New Richland water system supplies New Richland Township: about 3% of residents live in its service area. About 97% 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 1,201 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 2021–Dec 2023, 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. MN1810002.
8 home internet providers serve New Richland Township
100% of 237 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midco | Fixed wireless, Cable | 100% | 100/20 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 58% | 5,120/5,120 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 40% | 10/1 |
| Bevcomm | Fiber | 28% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 4% | 100/10 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 99% | 150/130 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have New Richland Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in New Richland Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
New Richland Township is in NRHEG 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
New Richland Township is in ZIP code 56072
ZIP codes where New Richland Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of New Richland Township | ZIP’s residents in New Richland Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56072 | New Richland, MN | 100% | 18% |
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 New Richland Township
Who supplies New Richland Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The New Richland water system (EPA ID MN1810002). 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 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in New Richland Township?
Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric (Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve New Richland Township?
Midco, Metronet, CenturyLink, Bevcomm, Consolidated Communications, GigFire (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in New Richland Township?
56072. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is New Richland Township in?
NRHEG School District.
How do I register to vote in New Richland 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 Waseca County Auditor. 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.