Living in Wild Rice Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Wild Rice Township comes from Wild Rice Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For a library card, the closest branch is Ada Library, 12.4 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wild Rice 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 Wild Rice Township.
Power comes from Wild Rice Electric Coop
Wild Rice Electric Coop (Wild Rice Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 86.1% of Wild Rice Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 14.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $182 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: wildriceelectric.com · (218) 935-2517
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Twin Valley water system
The Twin Valley water system supplies Wild Rice Township: about 6% of residents live in its service area. About 94% 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 707 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 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. MN1540008.
3 home internet providers serve Wild Rice Township
100% of 148 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARVIG | Fiber, DSL, Cable | 100% | 1,000/500 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 47% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 41% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Wild Rice Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wild Rice Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Wild Rice Township is in Norman County East 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.
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.
Wild Rice Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Wild Rice Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wild Rice Township | ZIP’s residents in Wild Rice Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56584 | Twin Valley, MN | 81% | 16% |
| 56510 | Ada, MN | 15% | 2% |
| 56545 | Gary, MN | 5% | 2% |
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 Wild Rice Township
Who supplies Wild Rice Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Twin Valley water system (EPA ID MN1540008). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% 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 Wild Rice Township?
Wild Rice Electric Coop (Wild Rice Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Wild Rice Township?
ARVIG, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wild Rice Township?
56584 (81%), 56510 (15%), 56545 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wild Rice Township in?
Norman County East School District.
How do I register to vote in Wild Rice 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 Norman 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.