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The Grand Plain Township handbook

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

Power in Grand Plain Township comes from Red Lake Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest emergency room is Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center, 15.1 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 Grand Plain 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 Grand Plain Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolGoodridge Public School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code56725Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Red Lake Electric Coop

Red Lake Electric Coop (Red Lake Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Grand Plain 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 Grand Plain Township

100% of 29 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Garden Valley TechnologiesFiber100%6,000/6,000
T-MobileFixed wireless3%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless3%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 Grand Plain Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Grand Plain Township.

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

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

Most of Grand Plain Township (74%) is in Goodridge Public School District; parts are in Thief River Falls School District (26%).

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, electionsGrand Plain 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

Grand Plain Township is in ZIP code 56725

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Grand Plain TownshipZIP’s residents in Grand Plain Township
56725Goodridge, MN100%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 roomSanford Thief River Falls Medical Center15.1 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 Grand Plain Township

Who provides electricity in Grand Plain Township?

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

What internet providers serve Grand Plain Township?

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

What ZIP codes are in Grand Plain Township?

56725. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Grand Plain Township in?

Goodridge Public School District. Parts of the city are in Thief River Falls School District.

How do I register to vote in Grand Plain 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.