Living in Hereim Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Hereim Township comes from Roseau Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For an emergency, Lifecare Medical Center is the closest ER, 22.9 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hereim 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 Hereim Township.
Power comes from Roseau Electric Coop
Roseau Electric Coop (Roseau Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Hereim Township.
Start or move service: roseauelectric.coop · (218) 463-1543
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Greenbush water system
The Greenbush water system supplies Hereim Township: about 6% of residents live in its service area. About 94% 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 680 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. MN1680002.
2 home internet providers serve Hereim Township
100% of 131 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikstrom Telephone Company | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/500 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 41% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hereim Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hereim Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hereim Township is in Greenbush-Middle River 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Hereim Township is in ZIP code 56726
ZIP codes where Hereim Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hereim Township | ZIP’s residents in Hereim Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56726 | Greenbush, MN | 100% | 15% |
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 Hereim Township
Who supplies Hereim Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Greenbush water system (EPA ID MN1680002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hereim Township?
Roseau Electric Coop (Roseau Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Hereim Township?
Wikstrom Telephone Company, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hereim Township?
56726. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hereim Township in?
Greenbush-Middle River School District.
How do I register to vote in Hereim 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 Roseau 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.
- 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.