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The Ridgely Township handbook

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

Power in Ridgely Township comes from Brown County Rural Elec Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. G.F.W. runs the public schools in Ridgely Township.

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

I’m new in town

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

PowerBrown County Rural Elec Assncooperative utilityMore →
InternetWhich providers serve Ridgely TownshipData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Ridgely Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolG.F.W.Which school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code55332Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Brown County Rural Elec Assn

Brown County Rural Elec Assn (Brown County Rural Elec Assn), a cooperative utility, serves 87.0% of Ridgely Township residents.

Start or move service: browncountyrea.coop · (800) 658-2368

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

Internet

Which providers serve Ridgely Township

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Ridgely 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 Ridgely Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ridgely Township.

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

Ridgely Township kids go to
PK–5GFW Elementary Schoolin Gibbon
6–8GFW Middle Schoolin Winthrop
9–12GFW High Schoolin Winthrop

Ridgely Township is in G.F.W..

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, electionsRidgely Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereNicollet County Govt CenterElections here are run by Nicollet County (county election office). Its listing was last updated in 2017, so we don’t show its contacts: check mnvotes.sos.state.mn.us.FVAP, Sep 2017
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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Ridgely Township is in ZIP code 55332

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Ridgely TownshipZIP’s residents in Ridgely Township
55332Fairfax, MN100%6%

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 roomSleepy Eye Medical Center9.2 miles awayGet a library cardSleepy Eye: Dyckman Free Library345 West Main Street · (507) 794-7655

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

Questions about living in Ridgely Township

Who provides electricity in Ridgely Township?

Brown County Rural Elec Assn (Brown County Rural Elec Assn), a cooperative utility.

What ZIP codes are in Ridgely Township?

55332. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Ridgely Township in?

G.F.W..

How do I register to vote in Ridgely 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 Nicollet County Govt Center. 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.