Living in La Grand Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in La Grand Township goes to 56308 (92% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. For emergencies, La Grand Township is closest to Alomere Health, 4.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in La Grand 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 La Grand Township.
Water comes from Alexandria water system
The Alexandria water system supplies La Grand Township: about 19% of residents live in its service area. About 81% 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 15,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, 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. MN1210001.
7 home internet providers serve La Grand Township
98% of 2,379 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 32% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 64% | 1,000/50 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 30% | 100/10 |
| Gardonville Cooperative Telephone | Fiber | 19% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Runestone Telephone Association | Fiber | 12% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 62% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 41% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have La Grand Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in La Grand Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
La Grand Township is in Alexandria Public School District.
A−School gradeSee 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 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
La Grand Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where La Grand Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of La Grand Township | ZIP’s residents in La Grand Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56308 | Alexandria, MN | 92% | 15% |
| 56332 | Garfield, MN | 8% | 21% |
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 La Grand Township
Who supplies La Grand Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Alexandria water system (EPA ID MN1210001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
What internet providers serve La Grand Township?
Spectrum, CenturyLink, Gardonville Cooperative Telephone, Runestone Telephone Association, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in La Grand Township?
56308 (92%), 56332 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is La Grand Township in?
Alexandria Public School District.
How do I register to vote in La Grand 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 Douglas County Auditor/Treasurer. 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.
- 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.