Living in Birch Creek Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Birch Creek Township comes from Lake Country Power, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Children in Birch Creek Township attend Willow River Public School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Birch Creek 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 Birch Creek Township.
Power comes from Lake Country Power
Lake Country Power (Lake Country Power), a cooperative utility, serves 59.6% of Birch Creek 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.
Which providers serve Birch Creek Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Birch Creek 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 Birch Creek Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Birch Creek Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Birch Creek Township is in Willow River 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Birch Creek Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Birch Creek Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Birch Creek Township | ZIP’s residents in Birch Creek Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55783 | Sturgeon Lake, MN | 80% | 7% |
| 55795 | Willow River, MN | 20% | 3% |
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 Birch Creek Township
Who provides electricity in Birch Creek Township?
Lake Country Power (Lake Country Power), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 18.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Birch Creek Township?
55783 (80%), 55795 (20%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Birch Creek Township in?
Willow River Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Birch Creek 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.
- 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.