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The Strathcona handbook

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

Power in Strathcona comes from Roseau Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For an emergency, Lifecare Medical Center is the closest ER, 27.1 miles away.

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

I’m new in town

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

PowerRoseau Electric Coopcooperative utilityMore →Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Strathcona’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolGreenbush-Middle River School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code56759Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Strathcona.

Electricity

Power comes from Roseau Electric Coop

Roseau Electric Coop (Roseau Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Strathcona.

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.

Internet

1 home internet providers serve Strathcona

100% of 17 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Wikstrom Telephone CompanyFiber100%1,000/500

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Strathcona’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Strathcona.

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

Strathcona kids go to
PK–6Greenbush Elementaryin Greenbush
7–12Greenbush-Middle River Secondaryin Greenbush

Strathcona is in Greenbush-Middle River 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.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsStrathcona’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereRoseau County CourthouseElections here are run by Roseau 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

Strathcona is in ZIP code 56759

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of StrathconaZIP’s residents in Strathcona
56759Strathcona, MN100%7%

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 roomLifecare Medical Center27.1 miles awayGet a library cardThief River Falls Public Library102 First Street East · (218) 681-4325

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

Questions about living in Strathcona

Who provides electricity in Strathcona?

Roseau Electric Coop (Roseau Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Strathcona?

Wikstrom Telephone Company (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Strathcona?

56759. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Strathcona in?

Greenbush-Middle River School District.

How do I register to vote in Strathcona?

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.

  • 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.