Living in North Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
The Thief River Falls water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Jan 2025. Power in North Township comes from Red Lake Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in North 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 North Township.
Power comes from Red Lake Electric Coop
Red Lake Electric Coop (Red Lake Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 70.0% of North Township residents.
Start or move service: redlakeelectric.com · (218) 253-2168
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Thief River Falls water system
The Thief River Falls water system supplies North Township: about 14% of residents live in its service area. About 86% 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 8,701 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Jan 2025. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 7.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 9.0 ppb. That’s higher than 96% 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. MN1570003.
8 home internet providers serve North Township
99% of 370 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 68% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sjobergs | Cable, Fiber | 84% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 74% | 60/5 |
| Garden Valley Technologies | Fiber | 67% | 6,000/6,000 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 100% | 25/5 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 68% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 57% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have North Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in North Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
North Township is in Thief River Falls 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
North Township is in ZIP code 56701
ZIP codes where North Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of North Township | ZIP’s residents in North Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56701 | Thief River Falls, MN | 100% | 6% |
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 North Township
Who supplies North Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Thief River Falls water system (EPA ID MN1570003). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 7.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in North Township?
Red Lake Electric Coop (Red Lake Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve North Township?
Sjobergs, CenturyLink, Garden Valley Technologies, Bug Tussel, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in North Township?
56701. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is North Township in?
Thief River Falls School District.
How do I register to vote in North 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 Pennington 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.