St. Cornelia's Episcopal Church · Photo: Jatakuck · CC BY 3.0Living in Paxton Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Paxton Township spans 2 ZIP codes; 56270 holds the most residents (52%). The closest ER is Centracare - Redwood, 3.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Paxton 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 Paxton Township.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves 57.0% of Paxton Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 17.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $105 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Lower Sioux water system
The Lower Sioux water system supplies Paxton Township: about 41% of residents live in its service area. About 57% 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 4,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 58% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. 055294503.
8 home internet providers serve Paxton Township
99% of 224 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 50% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARVIG | Fiber, DSL | 79% | 1,000/500 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 14% | 2,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 9% | 40/3 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 94% | 150/130 |
| MVTV Wireless | Fixed wireless | 49% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 47% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Paxton Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Paxton Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Paxton Township (91%) is in Redwood Area School District; parts are in Cedar Mountain School District (9%).
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.
Paxton Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Paxton Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Paxton Township | ZIP’s residents in Paxton Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56270 | Morton, MN | 52% | 29% |
| 56283 | Redwood Falls, MN | 48% | 5% |
A few homes fall in 56266.
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 Paxton Township
Who supplies Paxton Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Lower Sioux water system (EPA ID 055294503). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.4 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Paxton Township?
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Paxton Township?
ARVIG, Mediacom Xtream, CenturyLink, GigFire, MVTV Wireless, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Paxton Township?
56270 (52%), 56283 (48%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Paxton Township in?
Redwood Area School District. Parts of the city are in Cedar Mountain School District.
How do I register to vote in Paxton 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 Redwood County Government Center. 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.