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The Rhinehart Township handbook

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

Power in Rhinehart Township comes from Red River Valley Coop Pwr Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest library is Grand Forks Public Library, 2.0 miles away.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

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 all of Rhinehart Township.

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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Marshall-Polk Rural Water System

Marshall-Polk Rural Water System supplies almost all of Rhinehart Township. It draws ground water (EPA lists East Central Regional Wd-Gf as seller) and serves 3,295 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.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 69% 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. MN1450005.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Rhinehart Township

100% of 50 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 73% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
MidcoFixed wireless, Fiber, Cable100%5,000/5,000
Halstad TelephoneFiber74%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless94%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless82%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless82%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Rhinehart Township.

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

Rhinehart Township kids go to
PK–2New Heights Elementaryin East Grand Forks
3–5South Point Elementaryin East Grand Forks
6–8Central Middlein East Grand Forks
9–12East Grand Forks Senior Highin East Grand Forks

Rhinehart Township is in East Grand Forks 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.

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

Rhinehart Township is in ZIP code 56721

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Rhinehart TownshipZIP’s residents in Rhinehart Township
56721East Grand Forks, MN100%1%

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.

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

Questions about living in Rhinehart Township

Who supplies Rhinehart Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Marshall-Polk Rural Water System (EPA ID MN1450005). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Rhinehart Township?

Red River Valley Coop Pwr Assn (Red River Valley Coop Pwr Assn), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Rhinehart Township?

Midco, Halstad Telephone, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Rhinehart Township?

56721. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Rhinehart Township in?

East Grand Forks Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Rhinehart 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 Polk County Taxpayer Service Center. 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.