Living in Riverside Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Riverside Township comes from H-D Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The closest ER is Johnson Memorial Hospital, 2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Riverside 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 Riverside Township.
Power comes from H-D Electric Coop
H-D Electric Coop (H-D Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Riverside Township.
Start or move service: h-delectric.coop · (605) 874-2171
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Dawson water system
The Dawson water system supplies Riverside Township: about 16% of residents live in its service area. Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water System serves another 7%. About 77% 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 1,466 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 2022–Dec 2024, 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 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. MN1370003.
9 home internet providers serve Riverside Township
100% of 153 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers Mutual Cooperative Telephone Company | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 25% | 10/1 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 7% | 1,000/50 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 84% | 150/130 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 74% | 300/20 |
| MVTV Wireless | Fixed wireless | 22% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Riverside Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Riverside Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Riverside Township is in Dawson-Boyd Public 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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Riverside Township is in ZIP code 56232
ZIP codes where Riverside Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Riverside Township | ZIP’s residents in Riverside Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56232 | Dawson, MN | 100% | 12% |
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 Riverside Township
Who supplies Riverside Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Dawson water system (EPA ID MN1370003). 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 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Riverside Township?
H-D Electric Coop (H-D Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Riverside Township?
Farmers Mutual Cooperative Telephone Company, Frontier, Mediacom Xtream, GigFire, Verizon, MVTV Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Riverside Township?
56232. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Riverside Township in?
Dawson-Boyd Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Riverside 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 Lac qui Parle 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.