Living in Alfsborg Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
The Winthrop water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. Power in Alfsborg Township comes from Brown County Rural Elec Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Alfsborg 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 Alfsborg Township.
Power comes from Brown County Rural Elec Assn
Brown County Rural Elec Assn (Brown County Rural Elec Assn), a cooperative utility, serves 95.1% of Alfsborg Township residents.
Start or move service: browncountyrea.coop · (800) 658-2368
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Winthrop water system
The Winthrop water system supplies Alfsborg Township: about 14% of residents live in its service area. About 86% 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 1,330 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 82% 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. MN1720008.
Which providers serve Alfsborg Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Alfsborg 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.
We don’t have Alfsborg Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Alfsborg Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Alfsborg Township (74%) is in G.F.W.; parts are in Sibley East 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.
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.
Alfsborg Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Alfsborg Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Alfsborg Township | ZIP’s residents in Alfsborg Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55396 | Winthrop, MN | 88% | 12% |
| 56054 | Lafayette, MN | 7% | 2% |
| 55334 | Gaylord, MN | 5% | 0% |
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 Alfsborg Township
Who supplies Alfsborg Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Winthrop water system (EPA ID MN1720008). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Alfsborg Township?
Brown County Rural Elec Assn (Brown County Rural Elec Assn), a cooperative utility.
What ZIP codes are in Alfsborg Township?
55396 (88%), 56054 (7%), 55334 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Alfsborg Township in?
G.F.W.. Parts of the city are in Sibley East School District.
How do I register to vote in Alfsborg 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 Sibley County Auditor. 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): pending.