Photo: Billybob2002 · CC BY 4.0Living in Moorhead Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
The Moorhead water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 9.0 ppb, was higher than 97% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Power in Moorhead Township comes from Red River Valley Coop Pwr Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Moorhead 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 Moorhead Township.
Power comes from Red River Valley Coop Pwr Assn
Red River Valley Coop Pwr Assn (Red River Valley Coop Pwr Assn), a cooperative utility, serves 86.4% of Moorhead Township residents.
Start or move service: rrvcoop.com · (800) 788-7784
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Moorhead water system
The Moorhead water system supplies Moorhead Township: about 15% of residents live in its service area. Dilworth serves another 7%. About 78% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 44,583 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–Jun 2026, was 9.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 97% of similar systems’ latest results.
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. MN1140008.
7 home internet providers serve Moorhead Township
100% of 103 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 3% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midco | Fixed wireless, Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/350 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 67% | 60/5 |
| Sparklight | Cable | 20% | 1,000/50 |
| 702 Communications | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 3% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 86% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 55% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Moorhead Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Moorhead Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Moorhead Township (99%) is in Moorhead 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Moorhead Township is in ZIP code 56560
ZIP codes where Moorhead Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Moorhead Township | ZIP’s residents in Moorhead Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56560 | Moorhead, MN | 99% | 0% |
A few homes fall in 56529. 56561 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Moorhead Township
Who supplies Moorhead Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Moorhead water system (EPA ID MN1140008). 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 9.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Moorhead Township?
Red River Valley Coop Pwr Assn (Red River Valley Coop Pwr Assn), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Moorhead Township?
Midco, CenturyLink, Sparklight, 702 Communications, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Moorhead Township?
56560. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Moorhead Township in?
Moorhead Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Moorhead 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 Clay 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.