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The Alliance Township handbook

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

Power in Alliance Township comes from Red River Valley Coop Pwr Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Moorhead Library (Lake Agassiz Regional Library), 15.7 miles away, is the closest library to Alliance Township.

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

I’m new in town

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

PowerRed River Valley Coop Pwr Assncooperative utilityMore →Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Alliance Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolBarnesville Public School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes56580, 56514, 56560Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Red River Valley Coop Pwr Assn

Red River Valley Coop Pwr Assn (Red River Valley Coop Pwr Assn), a cooperative utility, serves 74.4% of Alliance Township residents.

Start or move service: rrvcoop.com · (800) 788-7784

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

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Alliance Township

100% of 116 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 71% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Red River CommunicationsFiber69%1,000/1,000
CenturyLinkDSL62%60/5
MidcoFixed wireless100%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless4%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Alliance Township.

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

Alliance Township kids go to
K–46 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Alliance Township (74%) is in Barnesville Public School District; parts are in Moorhead Public 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, electionsAlliance Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereClay County CourthouseElections here are run by Clay County (county election office). 3510 12th Ave S, PO Box 280, Moorhead, MN 56560 · (218) 299-5006 · [email protected]FVAP, Aug 2024
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 Aug 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Alliance Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Alliance TownshipZIP’s residents in Alliance Township
56580Sabin, MN69%11%
56514Barnesville, MN27%1%
56560Moorhead, MN4%0%

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 roomEssentia Health13.6 miles awayGet a library cardMoorhead Library118 5th St. S · (218) 233-7594

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

Questions about living in Alliance Township

Who provides electricity in Alliance Township?

Red River Valley Coop Pwr Assn (Red River Valley Coop Pwr Assn), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Alliance Township?

Red River Communications, CenturyLink, Midco, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Alliance Township?

56580 (69%), 56514 (27%), 56560 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Alliance Township in?

Barnesville Public School District. Parts of the city are in Moorhead Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Alliance 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 Clay 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.

  • 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.