Living in Connelly Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Connelly Township comes from Lake Region Electric Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. St. Francis Medical Center, 4.6 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Connelly 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 Connelly Township.
Power comes from Lake Region Electric Cooperative
Lake Region Electric Cooperative (Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN)), a cooperative utility, serves 71.4% of Connelly 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.
Water comes from Breckenridge water system
The Breckenridge water system supplies Connelly 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 3,340 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 80% 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. MN1840002.
7 home internet providers serve Connelly Township
100% of 55 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red River Communications | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 51% | 60/5 |
| Midco | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 93% | 150/130 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 53% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 40% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Connelly Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Connelly Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Connelly Township is in Breckenridge 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.
Connelly Township is in ZIP code 56520
ZIP codes where Connelly Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Connelly Township | ZIP’s residents in Connelly Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56520 | Breckenridge, MN | 100% | 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 Connelly Township
Who supplies Connelly Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Breckenridge water system (EPA ID MN1840002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Connelly 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 Connelly Township?
Red River Communications, CenturyLink, Midco, GigFire, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Connelly Township?
56520. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Connelly Township in?
Breckenridge Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Connelly 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 Wilkin 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.