Living in Tegner Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Tegner Township comes from P K M Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For emergencies, Tegner Township is closest to Kittson Healthcare, 7.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Tegner 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 Tegner Township.
Power comes from P K M Electric Coop
P K M Electric Coop (P K M Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Tegner Township.
Start or move service: pkmcoop.com · (218) 745-4711
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Kennedy water system
The Kennedy water system supplies Tegner 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 buys treated ground water (EPA lists Kittson Marshall Water as seller) and serves 181 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 70% 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. MN1350003.
4 home internet providers serve Tegner Township
100% of 25 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikstrom Telephone Company | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/500 |
| Frontier | DSL | 4% | 10/1 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 100% | 25/5 |
| Midco | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Tegner Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Tegner Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Tegner Township (94%) is in Kittson Central School District; parts are in Tri-County School District (6%).
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.
Tegner Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Tegner Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Tegner Township | ZIP’s residents in Tegner Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56733 | Kennedy, MN | 95% | 10% |
| 56734 | Lake Bronson, MN | 5% | 1% |
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 Tegner Township
Who supplies Tegner Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Kennedy water system (EPA ID MN1350003). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Tegner Township?
P K M Electric Coop (P K M Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Tegner Township?
Wikstrom Telephone Company, Frontier, Bug Tussel, Midco (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Tegner Township?
56733 (95%), 56734 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Tegner Township in?
Kittson Central School District. Parts of the city are in Tri-County School District.
How do I register to vote in Tegner 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 Kittson 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.