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The Silver Brook Township handbook

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

Most mail in Silver Brook Township goes to 55797 (96% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. Most of Silver Brook Township has one wired internet choice: CenturyLink.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Silver Brook 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 Silver Brook Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Minnesota Power

Minnesota Power (ALLETE, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves 77.0% of Silver Brook Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $107 a month (its average across Minnesota).

Start or move service: mnpower.com · (218) 722-2625

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 Wrenshall water system

The Wrenshall water system supplies Silver Brook Township: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% 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 399 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. MN1090013.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Silver Brook Township

30% of 283 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
CenturyLinkDSL81%60/5
T-MobileFixed wireless45%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless20%25/3
AirfiberFixed wireless8%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Silver Brook Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Silver Brook Township.

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

Silver Brook Township kids go to
PK–6Wrenshall Elementaryin Wrenshall
7–12Wrenshall Secondaryin Wrenshall

Most of Silver Brook Township (97%) is in Wrenshall Public School District; parts are in Carlton Public School District (3%).

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 Sep 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Silver Brook Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Silver Brook TownshipZIP’s residents in Silver Brook Township
55797Wrenshall, MN96%38%
55718Carlton, MN4%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 Silver Brook Township

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

The Wrenshall water system (EPA ID MN1090013). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Silver Brook Township?

Minnesota Power (ALLETE, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Silver Brook Township?

CenturyLink, T-Mobile, AT&T, Airfiber (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Silver Brook Township?

55797 (96%), 55718 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Silver Brook Township in?

Wrenshall Public School District. Parts of the city are in Carlton Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Silver Brook 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 Carlton 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.