Living in Spruce Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Oak Manor Mobile Home Park reported 16 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: arsenic ×16. 77% of systems its size reported none. Power in Spruce Township comes from Roseau Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Spruce 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 Spruce Township.
Power comes from Roseau Electric Coop
Roseau Electric Coop (Roseau Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Spruce Township.
Start or move service: roseauelectric.coop · (218) 463-1543
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Oak Manor Mobile Home Park
Oak Manor Mobile Home Park supplies Spruce Township: about 19% of residents live in its service area. Roseau serves another 14%. About 67% 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 150 people in all.
16 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: arsenic ×16, the latest beginning Apr 2026. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2022, 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. MN1680004.
6 home internet providers serve Spruce Township
98% of 271 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roseau Electric Cooperative | Fiber | 91% | 500/500 |
| Sjobergs | Fiber, Cable | 66% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 34% | 60/5 |
| Wikstrom Telephone Company | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 11% | 1,000/500 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 52% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 34% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Spruce Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Spruce Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Spruce Township is in Roseau 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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Spruce Township is in ZIP code 56751
ZIP codes where Spruce Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Spruce Township | ZIP’s residents in Spruce Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56751 | Roseau, MN | 100% | 10% |
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 Spruce Township
Who supplies Spruce Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Oak Manor Mobile Home Park (EPA ID MN1680004). It reported 16 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: arsenic ×16. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Spruce Township?
Roseau Electric Coop (Roseau Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Spruce Township?
Roseau Electric Cooperative, Sjobergs, CenturyLink, Wikstrom Telephone Company, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Spruce Township?
56751. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Spruce Township in?
Roseau Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Spruce 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 Roseau 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.
- 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.