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The Spring Lake Township handbook

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

Power in Spring Lake Township comes from Minnesota Valley Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Spring Lake Township has its own drop-off, Scott County Household Hazardous Waste Facility, on 588 Country Trail E.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Spring Lake 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 Spring Lake Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Minnesota Valley Electric Coop

Minnesota Valley Electric Coop (Minnesota Valley Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves 94.1% of Spring Lake Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 14.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $146 a month (its average across Minnesota).

Start or move service: mvec.net · (952) 492-2313

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Prior Lake water system

The Prior Lake water system supplies Spring Lake Township: about 12% of residents live in its service area. About 88% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists North Water Treatment Plant (Nwtp) and South Water Treatment Plant (Swtp) and Savage as sellers) and serves 25,282 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

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

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, 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. MN1700007.

Internet

10 home internet providers serve Spring Lake Township

83% of 1,498 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 57% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Netwave BroadbandFixed wireless, Fiber91%500/500
Scott Rice Tel.DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless70%1,000/1,000
MetronetFiber29%5,120/5,120
Mediacom XtreamCable, Fiber25%1,000/50
FrontierDSL18%10/1
GigFireFixed wireless56%150/130

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

Trash & recycling

Spring Lake Township has its own drop-off: Scott County Household Hazardous Waste Facility

Where to take trash and recycling in Spring Lake Township, and where the rules are.

Transfer station · run by Scott County

Scott County Household Hazardous Waste Facility

588 Country Trail E, Jordan, MN, 55352

Before you go, check the rules on scottcountymn.gov.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Dec 2025). © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Spring Lake Township kids go to
K–58 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Spring Lake Township (52%) is in Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools; parts are in Jordan Public School District (47%).

ASchool gradeSee 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 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Spring Lake Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Spring Lake TownshipZIP’s residents in Spring Lake Township
55372Prior Lake, MN71%7%
55352Jordan, MN26%9%
55379Shakopee, MN3%0%

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 Spring Lake Township

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

The Prior Lake water system (EPA ID MN1700007). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Spring Lake Township?

Minnesota Valley Electric Coop (Minnesota Valley Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Spring Lake Township?

Netwave Broadband, Scott Rice Tel., Metronet, Mediacom Xtream, Frontier, GigFire (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Spring Lake Township?

55372 (71%), 55352 (26%), 55379 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Spring Lake Township in?

Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools. Parts of the city are in Jordan Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Spring Lake 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 Scott County Elections. 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.