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The Fairbanks Township handbook

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

Power in Fairbanks Township comes from Cooperative Light & Power, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The ER is a drive from Fairbanks Township: the closest is Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center, 19.6 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 Fairbanks Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerCooperative Light & Powercooperative utilityMore →
InternetWhich providers serve Fairbanks TownshipData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Fairbanks Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolLake Superior Public School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code55602Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Cooperative Light & Power

Cooperative Light & Power (Cooperative Light & Power), a cooperative utility, serves all of Fairbanks 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

Which providers serve Fairbanks Township

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Fairbanks Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Fairbanks Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fairbanks Township.

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

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

Fairbanks 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.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsFairbanks Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereSt. Louis County AuditorElections here are run by St. Louis County (county election office). Its listing was last updated in 2017, so we don’t show its contacts: check mnvotes.sos.state.mn.us.FVAP, Sep 2017
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 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Fairbanks Township is in ZIP code 55602

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Fairbanks TownshipZIP’s residents in Fairbanks Township
55602Brimson, MN100%30%

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 roomEssentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center19.6 miles awayGet a library cardHoyt Lakes Public Library206 Kennedy Memorial Dr · (218) 225-2412

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

Questions about living in Fairbanks Township

Who provides electricity in Fairbanks Township?

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

What ZIP codes are in Fairbanks Township?

55602. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Fairbanks Township in?

Lake Superior Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Fairbanks 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 St. Louis County Auditor. 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): pending.