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The Sturgeon Lake Township handbook

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

Sturgeon Lake Township spans 3 ZIP codes; 55795 holds the most residents (49%). Midco and Frontier wire most of Sturgeon Lake Township, and 98% of addresses can get fiber.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Sturgeon Lake 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 Sturgeon Lake Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Minnesota Power

Minnesota Power (ALLETE, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves 70.6% of Sturgeon Lake 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 Mn Correctional Facility - Willow River water system

The Mn Correctional Facility - Willow River water system supplies Sturgeon Lake Township: about 39% of residents live in its service area. About 61% 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 240 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 percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 70% of similar systems’ latest results.

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. MN1580014.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Sturgeon Lake Township

98% of 233 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
MidcoFiber96%1,000/1,000
FrontierDSL53%70/3
T-MobileFixed wireless9%25/3
AT&TFixed wireless4%25/3
GigFireFixed wireless2%150/130

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Sturgeon Lake Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sturgeon Lake Township.

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

Sturgeon Lake Township kids go to
PK–6Willow River Elementaryin Willow River
7–12Willow River Secondaryin Willow River

Most of Sturgeon Lake Township (93%) is in Willow River Public School District; parts are in Moose Lake Public School District (7%).

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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Sturgeon Lake Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Sturgeon Lake TownshipZIP’s residents in Sturgeon Lake Township
55795Willow River, MN49%16%
55783Sturgeon Lake, MN49%11%
55767Moose Lake, MN2%0%

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 Sturgeon Lake Township

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

The Mn Correctional Facility - Willow River water system (EPA ID MN1580014). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Sturgeon Lake Township?

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

What internet providers serve Sturgeon Lake Township?

Midco, Frontier, T-Mobile, AT&T, GigFire (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Sturgeon Lake Township?

55795 (49%), 55783 (49%), 55767 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Sturgeon Lake Township in?

Willow River Public School District. Parts of the city are in Moose Lake Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Sturgeon Lake 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 Pine 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.