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The Parnell Township handbook

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

Power in Parnell Township comes from Traverse Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital, 8.7 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Parnell Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerTraverse Electric Coopcooperative utilityMore →
InternetWhich providers serve Parnell TownshipData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Parnell Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolClinton-Graceville-BeardsleyWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes56240, 56236, 56211 +1Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Traverse Electric Coop

Traverse Electric Coop (Traverse Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Parnell Township.

Start or move service: traverseelectric.com · (320) 563-8616

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

Internet

Which providers serve Parnell Township

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Parnell Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Parnell Township.

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

Parnell Township kids go to
K–83 schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Parnell Township (82%) is in Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley; parts are in Wheaton Area Public School District (18%).

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, electionsParnell Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTraverse County CourthouseElections here are run by Traverse County (county election office). 702 2nd Ave N, PO Box 428, Wheaton, MN 56296-0428 · (320) 422-7740 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2025
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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Parnell Township spans 4 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Parnell TownshipZIP’s residents in Parnell Township
56240Graceville, MN69%5%
56236Dumont, MN16%3%
56211Beardsley, MN9%1%
56296Wheaton, MN6%0%

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 roomEssentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital8.7 miles awayGet a library cardBrowns Valley Public Library15 3rd Street S · (320) 695-2318

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

Questions about living in Parnell Township

Who provides electricity in Parnell Township?

Traverse Electric Coop (Traverse Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.

What ZIP codes are in Parnell Township?

56240 (69%), 56236 (16%), 56211 (9%), 56296 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Parnell Township in?

Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley. Parts of the city are in Wheaton Area Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Parnell 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 Traverse 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): pending.