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The Fine Lakes Township handbook

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

Power in Fine Lakes Township comes from Lake Country Power, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest emergency room is Community Memorial Hospital, 18.5 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 Fine Lakes Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerLake Country Powercooperative utility · 18.3¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve Fine Lakes TownshipData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Fine Lakes Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolFloodwood Public School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes55736, 55798Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Lake Country Power

Lake Country Power (Lake Country Power), a cooperative utility, serves all of Fine Lakes Township. Its homes paid an average of 18.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $160 a month (its average across Minnesota).

Start or move service: lakecountrypower.coop · (800) 421-9959

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

Internet

Which providers serve Fine Lakes Township

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Fine Lakes 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 Fine Lakes Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fine Lakes Township.

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

Fine Lakes Township kids go to
PK–6Floodwood Elementaryin Floodwood
7–12Floodwood Secondaryin Floodwood

Fine Lakes Township is in Floodwood 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, electionsFine Lakes 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

Fine Lakes Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Fine Lakes TownshipZIP’s residents in Fine Lakes Township
55736Floodwood, MN73%6%
55798Wright, MN27%5%

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 roomCommunity Memorial Hospital18.5 miles awayGet a library cardCloquet Public Library320 14th St. · (218) 879-1531

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

Questions about living in Fine Lakes Township

Who provides electricity in Fine Lakes Township?

Lake Country Power (Lake Country Power), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 18.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Fine Lakes Township?

55736 (73%), 55798 (27%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Fine Lakes Township in?

Floodwood Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Fine Lakes 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.