Living in Southside Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Southside Township comes from Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest emergency room is Meeker Memorial Hospital, 19.3 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Southside 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 Southside Township.
Power comes from Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn
Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn (Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn), a cooperative utility, serves 63.3% of Southside Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 15.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $140 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: whe.org · (763) 477-3000
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Divine Son Mobile Home Park
Divine Son Mobile Home Park supplies Southside Township: about 5% of residents live in its service area. About 95% 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 70 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.
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. MN1860003.
6 home internet providers serve Southside Township
79% of 1,284 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 54% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windstream Lakedale | Fiber, DSL | 63% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Midco | Cable, Fiber | 23% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 19% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Broadband | Fiber | 14% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 45% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 5% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Southside Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Southside Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Southside Township is in Annandale Public School District.
ASchool gradeSee 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.
Southside Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Southside Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Southside Township | ZIP’s residents in Southside Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55382 | South Haven, MN | 65% | 26% |
| 55302 | Annandale, MN | 35% | 7% |
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 Southside Township
Who supplies Southside Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Divine Son Mobile Home Park (EPA ID MN1860003). 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.
Who provides electricity in Southside Township?
Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn (Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Southside Township?
Windstream Lakedale, Midco, Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association, Broadband, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Southside Township?
55382 (65%), 55302 (35%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Southside Township in?
Annandale Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Southside 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 Wright 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.