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The Excel Township handbook

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

Power in Excel Township comes from Red Lake Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center, 7.5 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

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

I’m new in town

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

PowerRed Lake Electric Coopcooperative utilityMore →Internet8 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Excel Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolMarshall County Central SchoolsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes56701, 56738Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Red Lake Electric Coop

Red Lake Electric Coop (Red Lake Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Excel Township.

Start or move service: redlakeelectric.com · (218) 253-2168

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

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Excel Township

98% of 136 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Garden Valley TechnologiesFiber57%6,000/6,000
CenturyLinkDSL52%60/5
Wikstrom Telephone CompanyFiber, Fixed wireless40%1,000/500
SjobergsCable11%100/20
Bug TusselFixed wireless100%25/5
AT&TFixed wireless13%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 Excel Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Excel Township.

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

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

Most of Excel Township (52%) is in Marshall County Central Schools; parts are in Thief River Falls School District (48%).

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, electionsExcel Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereMarshall County CourthouseElections here are run by Marshall County (county election office). 208 E Colvin Ave, Ste 11, Warren, MN 56762-1697 · (218) 745-4851 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Excel Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Excel TownshipZIP’s residents in Excel Township
56701Thief River Falls, MN93%2%
56738Newfolden, MN7%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.

Nearest emergency roomSanford Thief River Falls Medical Center7.5 miles awayGet a library cardThief River Falls Public Library102 First Street East · (218) 681-4325

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

Questions about living in Excel Township

Who provides electricity in Excel Township?

Red Lake Electric Coop (Red Lake Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Excel Township?

Garden Valley Technologies, CenturyLink, Wikstrom Telephone Company, Sjobergs, Bug Tussel, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Excel Township?

56701 (93%), 56738 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Excel Township in?

Marshall County Central Schools. Parts of the city are in Thief River Falls School District.

How do I register to vote in Excel 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 Marshall 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.