Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Brockway Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
The Brockway Township handbook

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

Power in Brockway Township comes from Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Most homes in Brockway Township have two wired internet choices, CenturyLink and Midco.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn

Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn (Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn), a cooperative utility, serves 78.2% of Brockway Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 14.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $177 a month (its average across Minnesota).

Start or move service: stearnselectric.org · (800) 962-0655

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Riverview North Apartments water system

The Riverview North Apartments water system supplies Brockway Township: about 8% of residents live in its service area. About 92% 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 48 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. MN1730053.

Internet

10 home internet providers serve Brockway Township

98% of 1,154 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
CenturyLinkDSL65%100/10
MidcoFixed wireless, Fiber, Cable62%5,000/5,000
Benton Cooperative Telephone CompanyFiber44%250/250
Albany Mutual Telephone AssociationFiber31%10,000/10,000
SpectrumCable8%1,000/1,000
SytekFiber6%1,000/1,000

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

Trash & recycling

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Brockway Township.

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

Brockway Township kids go to
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your address
7–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Brockway Township (70%) is in Holdingford Public School District; parts are in Sartell-St. Stephen School District (30%).

ASchool gradeSee 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.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Brockway Township spans 5 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Brockway TownshipZIP’s residents in Brockway Township
56367Rice, MN44%18%
56377Sartell, MN22%3%
56340Holdingford, MN19%23%
56374Saint Joseph, MN12%4%
56314Bowlus, MN3%6%

A few homes fall in 56310, 56375.

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.

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

Questions about living in Brockway Township

Who supplies Brockway Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Riverview North Apartments water system (EPA ID MN1730053). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Brockway Township?

Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn (Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Brockway Township?

CenturyLink, Midco, Benton Cooperative Telephone Company, Albany Mutual Telephone Association, Spectrum, Sytek (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Brockway Township?

56367 (44%), 56377 (22%), 56340 (19%), 56374 (12%), 56314 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Brockway Township in?

Holdingford Public School District. Parts of the city are in Sartell-St. Stephen School District.

How do I register to vote in Brockway 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 Stearns County Service Center. 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.