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The Height of Land Township handbook

Living in Height of Land Township, MN: what to set up and who to call

Power in Height of Land Township comes from Wild Rice Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest emergency room is Perham Health, 19.3 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 Height of Land Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerWild Rice Electric Coopcooperative utility · 14.7¢/kWhMore →Internet4 providers60% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Height of Land Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolFrazee-Vergas Public School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes56544, 56501, 56578Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Height of Land Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Wild Rice Electric Coop

Wild Rice Electric Coop (Wild Rice Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 83.1% of Height of Land Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 14.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $182 a month (its average across Minnesota).

Start or move service: wildriceelectric.com · (218) 935-2517

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

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Height of Land Township

60% of 514 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 53% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
ARVIGFiber, DSL54%1,000/500
CenturyLinkDSL52%60/5
T-MobileFixed wireless45%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless26%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Height of Land Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Height of Land Township.

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

Height of Land Township kids go to
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Height of Land Township (66%) is in Frazee-Vergas Public School District; parts are in Detroit Lakes Public School District (34%).

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, electionsHeight of Land Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereBecker County CourthouseElections here are run by Becker County (county election office). Its listing was last updated in 2015, so we don’t show its contacts: check mnvotes.sos.state.mn.us.FVAP, Aug 2015
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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Height of Land Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Height of Land TownshipZIP’s residents in Height of Land Township
56544Frazee, MN48%6%
56501Detroit Lakes, MN29%1%
56578Rochert, MN24%20%

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 roomPerham Health19.3 miles awayGet a library cardPerham Area Public Library225 2nd Av NE · (218) 346-4892

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

Questions about living in Height of Land Township

Who provides electricity in Height of Land Township?

Wild Rice Electric Coop (Wild Rice Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Height of Land Township?

ARVIG, CenturyLink, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Height of Land Township?

56544 (48%), 56501 (29%), 56578 (24%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Height of Land Township in?

Frazee-Vergas Public School District. Parts of the city are in Detroit Lakes Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Height of Land 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 Becker 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.