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The Laona Township handbook

Living in Laona Township, MN: what to set up and who to call

Power in Laona Township comes from North Star Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For an emergency, Lifecare Medical Center is the closest ER, 27.7 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 Laona Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerNorth Star Electric Coopcooperative utilityMore →Internet2 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Laona Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolWarroad Public School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes56763, 56673Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Laona Township.

Electricity

Power comes from North Star Electric Coop

North Star Electric Coop (North Star Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Laona Township.

Start or move service: northstarelectric.coop · (218) 634-2603

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

Internet

2 home internet providers serve Laona Township

99% of 273 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Wikstrom Telephone CompanyFiber, DSL99%1,000/500
CenturyLinkDSL37%60/5

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Laona Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Laona Township.

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

Laona Township kids go to
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your address
7–12Warroad High Schoolin Warroad

Laona Township is in Warroad Public 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsLaona Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereRoseau County CourthouseElections here are run by Roseau County (county election office). Its listing was last updated in 2017, so we don’t show its contacts: check mnvotes.sos.state.mn.us.FVAP, Sep 2017
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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Laona Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Laona TownshipZIP’s residents in Laona Township
56763Warroad, MN51%5%
56673Roosevelt, MN49%36%

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 roomLifecare Medical Center27.7 miles awayGet a library cardBaudette Public Library110 1st Avenue SW · (218) 634-2329

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

Questions about living in Laona Township

Who provides electricity in Laona Township?

North Star Electric Coop (North Star Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Laona Township?

Wikstrom Telephone Company, CenturyLink (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Laona Township?

56763 (51%), 56673 (49%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Laona Township in?

Warroad Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Laona 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.

  • 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.