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The Stoneham Township handbook

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

Power in Stoneham Township comes from Minnesota Valley Coop L&P Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. MACCRAY School District runs the public schools in Stoneham Township.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Stoneham 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 Stoneham Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Minnesota Valley Coop L&P Assn

Minnesota Valley Coop L&P Assn (Minnesota Valley Coop L&P Assn), a cooperative utility, serves 60.5% of Stoneham Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $285 a month (its average across Minnesota).

Start or move service: mnvalleyrec.com · (320) 269-2163

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 Clara City water system

The Clara City water system supplies Stoneham Township: about 5% of residents live in its service area. About 95% 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 1,372 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 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. MN1120001.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Stoneham Township

100% of 110 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Clara City Telephone CompanyFiber100%1,000/1,000
MidcoFixed wireless100%100/20
GigFireFixed wireless89%150/130
VerizonFixed wireless31%300/20
MVTV WirelessFixed wireless15%50/10
T-MobileFixed wireless3%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 Stoneham Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Stoneham Township.

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

Stoneham Township kids go to
PK–5MACCRAY Elementaryin Clara City
6–12MACCRAY Secondaryin Clara City

Stoneham Township is in MACCRAY 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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Stoneham Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Stoneham TownshipZIP’s residents in Stoneham Township
56260Maynard, MN65%15%
56222Clara City, MN35%3%

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 Stoneham Township

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

The Clara City water system (EPA ID MN1120001). 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 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Stoneham Township?

Minnesota Valley Coop L&P Assn (Minnesota Valley Coop L&P Assn), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Stoneham Township?

Clara City Telephone Company, Midco, GigFire, Verizon, MVTV Wireless, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Stoneham Township?

56260 (65%), 56222 (35%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Stoneham Township in?

MACCRAY School District.

How do I register to vote in Stoneham 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 Chippewa 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.