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The Crystal Bay Township handbook

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

Power in Crystal Bay Township comes from Cooperative Light & Power, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest emergency room is Ely - Bloomenson Community Hospital, 37.3 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

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

PowerCooperative Light & Powercooperative utilityMore →Internet3 providers80% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Crystal Bay Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolLake Superior Public School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes55603, 55614Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Cooperative Light & Power

Cooperative Light & Power (Cooperative Light & Power), a cooperative utility, serves all of Crystal Bay Township.

Start or move service: clpower.com · (800) 580-5881

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

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Crystal Bay Township

80% of 328 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 74% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Zito MediaFiber74%1,000/1,000
CenturyLinkDSL27%60/5
T-MobileFixed wireless52%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Crystal Bay Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Crystal Bay Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupCheck crystalbaytownship.orgOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Crystal Bay 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.

Crystal Bay Township kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Crystal Bay Township is in Lake Superior 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Official sitecrystalbaytownship.orgCrystal Bay Township’s own websiteWikidataTown HallBudget, officials, electionsCrystal Bay Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereLake County CourthouseElections here are run by Lake County (county election office). 601 3rd Ave, Two Harbors, MN 55616-1565 · (218) 834-8315 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2023
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemnvotes.sos.state.mn.usThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Crystal Bay Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Crystal Bay TownshipZIP’s residents in Crystal Bay Township
55603Finland, MN84%72%
55614Silver Bay, MN16%3%

55323 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.

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.

Nearest emergency roomEly - Bloomenson Community Hospital37.3 miles awayGet a library cardSilver Bay Public Library9 Davis Drive · (218) 226-4331

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

Questions about living in Crystal Bay Township

Who provides electricity in Crystal Bay Township?

Cooperative Light & Power (Cooperative Light & Power), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Crystal Bay Township?

Zito Media, CenturyLink, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Crystal Bay Township?

55603 (84%), 55614 (16%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Crystal Bay Township in?

Lake Superior Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Crystal Bay 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 Lake 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.