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The Norton Township handbook

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

Power in Norton Township comes from MiEnergy Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Wired internet is thin in Norton Township: the FCC’s map has 40% of addresses able to get it.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from MiEnergy Cooperative

MiEnergy Cooperative (MiEnergy Cooperative), a cooperative utility, serves 79.4% of Norton Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 16.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $166 a month (its average across Minnesota).

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Bethany Water Company

Bethany Water Company supplies Norton Township: about 16% of residents live in its service area. About 84% 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 60 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. That’s higher than 71% 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. MN1850001.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Norton Township

64% of 223 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 29% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
HBCFixed wireless, Fiber64%5,000/5,000
CenturyLinkDSL28%60/5
GigFireFixed wireless50%150/130
Bug TusselFixed wireless10%25/5
T-MobileFixed wireless10%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 Norton Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Norton Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Norton 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.

Norton Township kids go to
PK–5Lewiston-Altura Elementaryin Lewiston
6–12Lewiston-Altura Secondaryin Lewiston

Most of Norton Township (85%) is in Lewiston-Altura Public School District; parts are in Winona Area Public School District (15%).

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.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Norton Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Norton TownshipZIP’s residents in Norton Township
55969Rollingstone, MN60%26%
55910Altura, MN31%12%
55952Lewiston, MN9%2%

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.

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

Questions about living in Norton Township

Who supplies Norton Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Bethany Water Company (EPA ID MN1850001). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Norton Township?

MiEnergy Cooperative (MiEnergy Cooperative), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Norton Township?

HBC, CenturyLink, GigFire, Bug Tussel, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Norton Township?

55969 (60%), 55910 (31%), 55952 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Norton Township in?

Lewiston-Altura Public School District. Parts of the city are in Winona Area Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Norton 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 Winona County Auditor-Treasurer. 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.