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The Whitefield Township handbook

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

Power in Whitefield Township comes from Kandiyohi Power Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Centracare- Rice Memorial Hospital, 7.3 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Whitefield Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerKandiyohi Power Coopcooperative utilityMore →
InternetWhich providers serve Whitefield TownshipData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Whitefield Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolWillmar Public School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes56201, 56216, 56282Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Whitefield Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Kandiyohi Power Coop

Kandiyohi Power Coop (Kandiyohi Power Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Whitefield Township.

Start or move service: kpcoop.com · (800) 551-4951

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

Internet

Which providers serve Whitefield Township

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Whitefield 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.

Trash & recycling

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Whitefield Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Whitefield 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.

Whitefield Township kids go to
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Whitefield Township (74%) is in Willmar Public School District; parts are in MACCRAY School District (26%).

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.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsWhitefield Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereKandiyohi County Office BldgElections here are run by Kandiyohi County (county election office). 400 Benson Ave SW, Willmar, MN 56201-0936 · (320) 231-6202 · [email protected]FVAP, Jul 2022
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemnvotes.sos.state.mn.usThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Whitefield Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Whitefield TownshipZIP’s residents in Whitefield Township
56201Willmar, MN66%1%
56216Blomkest, MN28%23%
56282Raymond, MN6%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.

Nearest emergency roomCentracare- Rice Memorial Hospital7.3 miles awayGet a library cardWillmar Public Library410 5th Street SW · (320) 235-3162

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Whitefield Township

Who provides electricity in Whitefield Township?

Kandiyohi Power Coop (Kandiyohi Power Coop), a cooperative utility.

What ZIP codes are in Whitefield Township?

56201 (66%), 56216 (28%), 56282 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Whitefield Township in?

Willmar Public School District. Parts of the city are in MACCRAY School District.

How do I register to vote in Whitefield 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 Kandiyohi County Office Bldg. Check your registration at mnvotes.sos.state.mn.us.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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.