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The Burlington Township handbook

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

Power in Burlington Township comes from Lake Region Electric Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Most of Burlington Township has one wired internet choice: ARVIG.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Burlington 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 Burlington Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Lake Region Electric Cooperative

Lake Region Electric Cooperative (Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN)), a cooperative utility, serves 91.0% of Burlington Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 13.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $143 a month (its average across Minnesota).

Start or move service: lrec.coop · (800) 552-7658

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 Frazee water system

The Frazee water system supplies Burlington Township: about 7% of residents live in its service area. About 93% 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 1,400 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.

Lead, 90th percentile3.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.0 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. MN1030014.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Burlington Township

92% of 741 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 56% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
ARVIGFiber, Cable, DSL94%1,000/500
CenturyLinkDSL40%60/5
MidcoFiber14%5,000/5,000
AT&TFixed wireless7%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless3%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless2%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 Burlington Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Burlington Township.

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

Burlington Township kids go to
PK–6Frazee Elementaryin Frazee
7–12Frazee Secondaryin Frazee

Most of Burlington Township (81%) is in Frazee-Vergas Public School District; parts are in Detroit Lakes Public School District (19%).

B−School 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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Burlington Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Burlington TownshipZIP’s residents in Burlington Township
56544Frazee, MN74%23%
56501Detroit Lakes, MN26%2%

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 Burlington Township

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

The Frazee water system (EPA ID MN1030014). 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–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Burlington Township?

Lake Region Electric Cooperative (Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Burlington Township?

ARVIG, CenturyLink, Midco, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Burlington Township?

56544 (74%), 56501 (26%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Burlington Township in?

Frazee-Vergas Public School District. Parts of the city are in Detroit Lakes Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Burlington 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 Becker 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.