Living in Zumbro Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Zumbro Township comes from People's Cooperative Services, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Plainview Public Library, 12.0 miles away, is the closest library to Zumbro Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Zumbro 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 Zumbro Township.
Power comes from People's Cooperative Services
People's Cooperative Services (People's Cooperative Services), a cooperative utility, serves 79.1% of Zumbro Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $158 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: peopleselectric.coop · (580) 332-3031
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Hammond water system
The Hammond water system supplies Zumbro 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 110 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 70% 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. MN1790002.
8 home internet providers serve Zumbro Township
91% of 386 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 35% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CenturyLink | DSL | 66% | 60/5 |
| Metronet | Fiber | 33% | 5,120/5,120 |
| Nuvera Communications | Fiber, DSL | 9% | 1,000/1,000 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 60% | 150/130 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 36% | 100/20 |
| Minnesota WiFi | Fixed wireless | 15% | 150/30 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Zumbro Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Zumbro Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Zumbro Township (29%) is in Plainview-Elgin-Millville; parts are in Rochester Public School District (29%) and Lake City Public School District (23%) and Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District (19%).
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.
Zumbro Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Zumbro Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Zumbro Township | ZIP’s residents in Zumbro Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55991 | Zumbro Falls, MN | 81% | 40% |
| 55906 | Rochester, MN | 12% | 0% |
| 55957 | Millville, MN | 6% | 5% |
A few homes fall in 55932.
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 Zumbro Township
Who supplies Zumbro Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Hammond water system (EPA ID MN1790002). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Zumbro Township?
People's Cooperative Services (People's Cooperative Services), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Zumbro Township?
CenturyLink, Metronet, Nuvera Communications, GigFire, T-Mobile, Minnesota WiFi (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Zumbro Township?
55991 (81%), 55906 (12%), 55957 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Zumbro Township in?
Plainview-Elgin-Millville. Parts of the city are in Rochester Public School District and Lake City Public School District and Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District.
How do I register to vote in Zumbro 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 Wabasha County Auditor/Treasurer. 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.