Photo: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) · CC BY-SA 2.5Living in Red Lake Falls Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Red Lake Falls Township comes from Red Lake Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The ER is a drive from Red Lake Falls Township: the closest is Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center, 16.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Red Lake Falls 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 Red Lake Falls Township.
Power comes from Red Lake Electric Coop
Red Lake Electric Coop (Red Lake Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 88.5% of Red Lake Falls 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 Red Lake Falls water system
The Red Lake Falls water system supplies Red Lake Falls Township: about 7% of residents live in its service area. About 93% 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 1,328 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 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. MN1630003.
4 home internet providers serve Red Lake Falls Township
100% of 112 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Valley Technologies | Fiber | 100% | 6,000/6,000 |
| Sjobergs | Cable | 10% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 52% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 40% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Red Lake Falls Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Red Lake Falls Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Red Lake Falls Township is in Red Lake Falls 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Red Lake Falls Township is in ZIP code 56750
ZIP codes where Red Lake Falls Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Red Lake Falls Township | ZIP’s residents in Red Lake Falls Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56750 | Red Lake Falls, MN | 100% | 8% |
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 Red Lake Falls Township
Who supplies Red Lake Falls Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Red Lake Falls water system (EPA ID MN1630003). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Red Lake Falls Township?
Red Lake Electric Coop (Red Lake Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Red Lake Falls Township?
Garden Valley Technologies, Sjobergs, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Red Lake Falls Township?
56750. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Red Lake Falls Township in?
Red Lake Falls Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Red Lake Falls 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 Red Lake County Auditor. 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.