Living in Lake Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Lake Township comes from Roseau Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest emergency room is Lifecare Medical Center, 16.9 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lake 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 Lake Township.
Power comes from Roseau Electric Coop
Roseau Electric Coop (Roseau Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 95.7% of Lake Township residents.
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 Lakewood Park and Sales
Lakewood Park and Sales supplies Lake Township: about 16% of residents live in its service area. Amg, Inc. serves another 15%. Pine Ridge Estates serves another 7%. Springsteel Island Supply serves another 6%. Warroad serves another 6%. About 50% 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 450 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–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 21.0 ppb. 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. MN1680008.
6 home internet providers serve Lake Township
99% of 1,053 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 50% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sjobergs | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 54% | 60/5 |
| Roseau Electric Cooperative | Fiber | 38% | 500/500 |
| Wikstrom Telephone Company | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 30% | 50/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 45% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 23% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lake Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lake Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Lake Township (94%) is in Warroad Public School District; parts are in Roseau Public School District (6%).
BSchool 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 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lake Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lake Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lake Township | ZIP’s residents in Lake Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56763 | Warroad, MN | 90% | 35% |
| 56756 | Salol, MN | 10% | 26% |
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 Lake Township
Who supplies Lake Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lakewood Park and Sales (EPA ID MN1680008). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lake Township?
Roseau Electric Coop (Roseau Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Lake Township?
Sjobergs, CenturyLink, Roseau Electric Cooperative, Wikstrom Telephone Company, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lake Township?
56763 (90%), 56756 (10%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lake Township in?
Warroad Public School District. Parts of the city are in Roseau Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Lake 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.