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The Gervais Township handbook

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

Power in Gervais Township comes from Red Lake Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The ER is a drive from Gervais Township: the closest is Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center, 16 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 Gervais Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerRed Lake Electric Coopcooperative utilityMore →Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Gervais Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolRed Lake Falls Public School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes56750, 56748Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Red Lake Electric Coop

Red Lake Electric Coop (Red Lake Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Gervais 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

3 home internet providers serve Gervais Township

100% of 109 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Garden Valley TechnologiesFiber100%6,000/6,000
T-MobileFixed wireless21%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless14%25/6

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

Trash & recycling

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Gervais Township.

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

Gervais Township kids go to
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your address
7–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Gervais Township (61%) is in Red Lake Falls Public School District; parts are in Red Lake County Central Public Schools (36%) and Thief River Falls School District (2%).

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, electionsGervais Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereRed Lake County AuditorElections here are run by Red Lake County (county election office). 124 Langevin Ave, PO Box 367, Red Lake Falls, MN 56750-0367 · (218) 253-2598 · [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

Gervais Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Gervais TownshipZIP’s residents in Gervais Township
56750Red Lake Falls, MN91%9%
56748Plummer, MN9%4%

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 Center16 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 Gervais Township

Who provides electricity in Gervais Township?

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

What internet providers serve Gervais Township?

Garden Valley Technologies, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Gervais Township?

56750 (91%), 56748 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Gervais Township in?

Red Lake Falls Public School District. Parts of the city are in Red Lake County Central Public Schools and Thief River Falls School District.

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