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The Emily handbook

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

Power in Emily comes from Crow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Comp, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The ER is a drive from Emily: the closest is Cuyuna Regional Medical Center, 19.9 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 Emily, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerCrow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Compcooperative utility · 14.3¢/kWhMore →Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Emily’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolCrosby-Ironton Public School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes56447, 56448Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Emily.

Electricity

Power comes from Crow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Comp

Crow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Comp (Crow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Comp), a cooperative utility, serves all of Emily. Its homes paid an average of 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $123 a month (its average across Minnesota).

Start or move service: cwpower.com · (844) 834-4461

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

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Emily

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

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Emily Cooperative Telephone CompanyFiber100%2,500/2,500
T-MobileFixed wireless63%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless27%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless24%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Emily’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Emily.

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

Emily kids go to
PK–6Cuyuna Range Elementaryin Crosby
7–12Crosby-Ironton Secondaryin Crosby

Emily is in Crosby-Ironton 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.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsEmily’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereCrow Wing County ElectionsElections here are run by Crow Wing County (county election office). 326 Laurel St, Historic Courthouse, Ste 22, Brainerd, MN 56401-3590 · (218) 824-1051 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2025
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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Emily spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of EmilyZIP’s residents in Emily
56447Emily, MN93%77%
56448Fifty Lakes, MN7%14%
Area code218Wikidata

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 roomCuyuna Regional Medical Center19.9 miles awayGet a library cardCity of Emily Public Library39811 State Highway 6 · (218) 763-2480

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

Questions about living in Emily

Who provides electricity in Emily?

Crow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Comp (Crow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Comp), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Emily?

Emily Cooperative Telephone Company, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Emily?

56447 (93%), 56448 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Emily in?

Crosby-Ironton Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Emily?

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 Crow Wing County Elections. 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.