District No. 182 School · Photo: Farragutful · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Sverdrup Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Sverdrup Township comes from Lake Region Electric Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For an emergency, Perham Health is the closest ER, 21.8 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sverdrup 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 Sverdrup Township.
Power comes from Lake Region Electric Cooperative
Lake Region Electric Cooperative (Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN)), a cooperative utility, serves 96.1% of Sverdrup Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 13.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $143 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: lrec.coop · (800) 552-7658
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Underwood water system
The Underwood water system supplies Sverdrup Township: about 13% of residents live in its service area. About 87% 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 380 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
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. MN1560026.
4 home internet providers serve Sverdrup Township
99% of 522 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 89% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Region Telephone | Fiber, DSL | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| ARVIG | Cable | 20% | 1,000/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 52% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 12% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Sverdrup Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sverdrup Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Sverdrup Township (96%) is in Underwood Public School District; parts are in Battle Lake Public School District (3%).
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.
Sverdrup Township is in ZIP code 56586
ZIP codes where Sverdrup Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sverdrup Township | ZIP’s residents in Sverdrup Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56586 | Underwood, MN | 99% | 33% |
A few homes fall in 56515.
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 Sverdrup Township
Who supplies Sverdrup Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Underwood water system (EPA ID MN1560026). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% 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 Sverdrup Township?
Lake Region Electric Cooperative (Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Sverdrup Township?
Park Region Telephone, ARVIG, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sverdrup Township?
56586. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sverdrup Township in?
Underwood Public School District. Parts of the city are in Battle Lake Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Sverdrup 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 Otter Tail County Government Services 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.