Reads Landing Overlook · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Pepin Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Pepin Township spans 3 ZIP codes; 55981 holds the most residents (45%). For emergencies, Pepin Township is closest to St. Elizabeth Medical Center, 4.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pepin 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 Pepin Township.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves 94.0% of Pepin 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 Wabasha water system
The Wabasha water system supplies Pepin Township: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% 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 2,521 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 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 69% 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. MN1790013.
Which providers serve Pepin Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Pepin Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Pepin Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pepin Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Pepin Township (82%) is in Wabasha-Kellogg Public School District; parts are in Lake City Public School District (18%).
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.
Pepin Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Pepin Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pepin Township | ZIP’s residents in Pepin Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55981 | Wabasha, MN | 45% | 4% |
| 55968 | Reads Landing, MN | 34% | 100% |
| 55041 | Lake City, MN | 21% | 1% |
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 Pepin Township
Who supplies Pepin Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Wabasha water system (EPA ID MN1790013). 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 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pepin Township?
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Pepin Township?
55981 (45%), 55968 (34%), 55041 (21%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pepin Township in?
Wabasha-Kellogg Public School District. Parts of the city are in Lake City Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Pepin 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 Wabasha 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): pending.