Photo: Crown Star Images · CC BY 2.0Living in Grey Eagle Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
The Grey Eagle water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.0 ppb, was higher than 90% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Power in Grey Eagle Township comes from Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Grey Eagle Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Grey Eagle Township.
Power comes from Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn
Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn (Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn), a cooperative utility, serves 67.6% of Grey Eagle Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 14.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $177 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: stearnselectric.org · (800) 962-0655
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Grey Eagle water system
The Grey Eagle water system supplies Grey Eagle Township: about 14% of residents live in its service area. About 86% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 330 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 5.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 90% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MN1770005.
7 home internet providers serve Grey Eagle Township
89% of 568 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 57% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARVIG | DSL, Fiber | 76% | 1,000/500 |
| Sytek | Fiber | 19% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Albany Mutual Telephone Association | Fiber | 2% | 10,000/10,000 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 57% | 150/130 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 53% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 10% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Grey Eagle Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Grey Eagle Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Grey Eagle Township (93%) is in Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School District; parts are in Melrose Public School District (4%) and Upsala Public School District (3%).
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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Grey Eagle Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Grey Eagle Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Grey Eagle Township | ZIP’s residents in Grey Eagle Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56336 | Grey Eagle, MN | 76% | 29% |
| 56318 | Burtrum, MN | 24% | 11% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Grey Eagle Township
Who supplies Grey Eagle Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Grey Eagle water system (EPA ID MN1770005). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Grey Eagle Township?
Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn (Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Grey Eagle Township?
ARVIG, Sytek, Albany Mutual Telephone Association, GigFire, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Grey Eagle Township?
56336 (76%), 56318 (24%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Grey Eagle Township in?
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School District. Parts of the city are in Melrose Public School District and Upsala Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Grey Eagle 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 Todd County Historic Courthouse. Check your registration at mnvotes.sos.state.mn.us.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- 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.