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The Windemere Township handbook

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

Power in Windemere Township comes from Lake Country Power, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Mediacom Xtream is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Windemere Township.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Windemere 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 Windemere Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Lake Country Power

Lake Country Power (Lake Country Power), a cooperative utility, serves 78.6% of Windemere Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 18.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $160 a month (its average across Minnesota).

Start or move service: lakecountrypower.coop · (800) 421-9959

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 Sun Bay LLC water system

The Sun Bay LLC water system supplies Windemere Township: about 8% of residents live in its service area. About 92% 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 90 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, 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. MN1580006.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Windemere Township

75% of 1,586 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Mediacom XtreamCable78%2,000/1,000
FrontierDSL27%90/5
CenturyLinkDSL21%60/5
Mediacom BoltFixed wireless11%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless2%25/6

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

Trash & recycling

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Windemere Township.

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

Windemere Township kids go to
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your address
7–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Windemere Township (55%) is in Moose Lake Public School District; parts are in Willow River Public School District (45%).

C+School gradeSee 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

Windemere Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Windemere TownshipZIP’s residents in Windemere Township
55783Sturgeon Lake, MN87%57%
55767Moose Lake, MN13%5%

A few homes fall in 55795.

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 Windemere Township

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

The Sun Bay LLC water system (EPA ID MN1580006). 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 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Windemere Township?

Lake Country Power (Lake Country Power), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 18.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Windemere Township?

Mediacom Xtream, Frontier, CenturyLink, Mediacom Bolt, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Windemere Township?

55783 (87%), 55767 (13%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Windemere Township in?

Moose Lake Public School District. Parts of the city are in Willow River Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Windemere 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 Pine 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.