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The Pillsbury Township handbook

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

Pillsbury Township spans 2 ZIP codes; 56252 holds the most residents (92%). FederatedTelephoneCooperative and TDS Telecom both wire most of Pillsbury Township; 85% of addresses can get fiber.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Pillsbury 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 Pillsbury Township.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Kerkhoven water system

The Kerkhoven water system supplies Pillsbury Township: about 4% of residents live in its service area. About 96% 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 806 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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. MN1760006.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Pillsbury Township

100% of 106 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
FederatedTelephoneCooperativeFiber83%1,000/1,000
TDS TelecomDSL, Fiber52%50/10
SpectrumCable5%1,000/1,000
GigFireFixed wireless98%150/130
MidcoFixed wireless67%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless41%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Pillsbury Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pillsbury Township.

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

Pillsbury Township kids go to
PK–6Murdock Elementaryin Murdock
7–12Kerkhoven Secondaryin Kerkhoven

Pillsbury Township is in Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg.

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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Pillsbury Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Pillsbury TownshipZIP’s residents in Pillsbury Township
56252Kerkhoven, MN92%20%
56271Murdock, MN8%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 Pillsbury Township

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

The Kerkhoven water system (EPA ID MN1760006). 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.

What internet providers serve Pillsbury Township?

FederatedTelephoneCooperative, TDS Telecom, Spectrum, GigFire, Midco, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Pillsbury Township?

56252 (92%), 56271 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Pillsbury Township in?

Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg.

How do I register to vote in Pillsbury 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 Swift 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.
  • 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.