Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0Living in Barnesville Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Barnesville Township comes from Red River Valley Coop Pwr Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest emergency room is Essentia Health, 18.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Barnesville 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 Barnesville Township.
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 all of Barnesville Township.
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.
Water comes from Barnesville water system
The Barnesville water system supplies Barnesville 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 2,784 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 17.0 ppb. 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. MN1140001.
5 home internet providers serve Barnesville Township
100% of 88 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red River Communications | Fiber | 93% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Barnesville Municipal Telephone | Fiber | 11% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Midco | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 53% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 39% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Barnesville Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Barnesville Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Barnesville Township is in Barnesville Public 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 Aug 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Barnesville Township is in ZIP code 56514
ZIP codes where Barnesville Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Barnesville Township | ZIP’s residents in Barnesville Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56514 | Barnesville, MN | 100% | 5% |
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 Barnesville Township
Who supplies Barnesville Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Barnesville water system (EPA ID MN1140001). 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 3.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Barnesville Township?
Red River Valley Coop Pwr Assn (Red River Valley Coop Pwr Assn), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Barnesville Township?
Red River Communications, Barnesville Municipal Telephone, Midco, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Barnesville Township?
56514. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Barnesville Township in?
Barnesville Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Barnesville 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.
- 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.