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The Wacouta Township handbook

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

All of Wacouta Township gets its mail under one ZIP code, 55066. Children in Wacouta Township attend Red Wing Public School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Wacouta 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 Wacouta Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Xcel Energy

Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Wacouta Township. Its homes paid an average of 17.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $105 a month (its average across Minnesota).

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 Mn Correctional Facility - Red Wing water system

The Mn Correctional Facility - Red Wing water system supplies Wacouta Township: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% 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 170 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 52% 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. MN1250017.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Wacouta Township

54% of 229 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 2% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
CenturyLinkDSL82%60/5
HBCFixed wireless, Fiber17%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless81%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless34%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless25%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Wacouta Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wacouta Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Wacouta Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Wacouta Township kids go to
K–1Sunnyside Elementaryin Red Wing
2–4Burnside Elementaryin Red Wing
5–7Twin Bluff Schoolin Red Wing
8–12Red Wing Senior Highin Red Wing

Most of Wacouta Township (99%) is in Red Wing Public School District.

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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Wacouta Township is in ZIP code 55066

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Wacouta TownshipZIP’s residents in Wacouta Township
55066Red Wing, MN100%2%

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 Wacouta Township

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

The Mn Correctional Facility - Red Wing water system (EPA ID MN1250017). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Wacouta Township?

Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Wacouta Township?

CenturyLink, HBC, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Wacouta Township?

55066. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Wacouta Township in?

Red Wing Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Wacouta 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 Goodhue 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.