Living in Troy Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Troy Township comes from Renville-Sibley Coop Pwr Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For emergencies, Troy Township is closest to Olivia Hospital & Clinic, 3.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Troy 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 Troy Township.
Power comes from Renville-Sibley Coop Pwr Assn
Renville-Sibley Coop Pwr Assn (Renville-Sibley Coop Pwr Assn), a cooperative utility, serves 98.0% of Troy Township residents.
Start or move service: renville-sibley.coop · (202) 690-7442
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Danube water system
The Danube water system supplies Troy Township: about 6% of residents live in its service area. Olivia serves another 5%. 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 and serves 446 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 2022–Dec 2024, 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. MN1650004.
Which providers serve Troy Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Troy Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Troy Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Troy Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Troy Township (51%) is in Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian Public School District; parts are in Renville County West School District (49%).
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 May 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Troy Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Troy Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Troy Township | ZIP’s residents in Troy Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56277 | Olivia, MN | 73% | 6% |
| 56230 | Danube, MN | 27% | 9% |
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 Troy Township
Who supplies Troy Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Danube water system (EPA ID MN1650004). 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 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Troy Township?
Renville-Sibley Coop Pwr Assn (Renville-Sibley Coop Pwr Assn), a cooperative utility.
What ZIP codes are in Troy Township?
56277 (73%), 56230 (27%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Troy Township in?
Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian Public School District. Parts of the city are in Renville County West School District.
How do I register to vote in Troy 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 Renville County Courthouse. 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): pending.