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The Tintah Township handbook

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

Power in Tintah Township comes from Traverse Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The ER is a drive from Tintah Township: the closest is Prairie Ridge Hospital and Health Services, 16.8 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 Tintah Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerTraverse Electric Coopcooperative utilityMore →Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Tintah Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolCampbell-Tintah Public School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code56583Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Tintah Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Traverse Electric Coop

Traverse Electric Coop (Traverse Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 93.9% of Tintah Township residents.

Start or move service: traverseelectric.com · (320) 563-8616

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Tintah Township

100% of 18 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Runestone Telephone AssociationFiber100%1,000/1,000
GigFireFixed wireless89%150/130
MidcoFixed wireless78%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless61%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 Tintah Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Tintah Township.

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

Tintah Township kids go to
PK–6Campbell-Tintah Elementaryin Campbell
7–12Campbell-Tintah Secondaryin Campbell

Tintah Township is in Campbell-Tintah 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsTintah Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTraverse County CourthouseElections here are run by Traverse County (county election office). 702 2nd Ave N, PO Box 428, Wheaton, MN 56296-0428 · (320) 422-7740 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2025
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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Tintah Township is in ZIP code 56583

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Tintah TownshipZIP’s residents in Tintah Township
56583Tintah, MN100%23%
Area code218Wikidata

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 roomPrairie Ridge Hospital and Health Services16.8 miles awayGet a library cardWheaton Community Library901 1st Avenue N · (320) 563-8487

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

Questions about living in Tintah Township

Who provides electricity in Tintah Township?

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

What internet providers serve Tintah Township?

Runestone Telephone Association, GigFire, Midco, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Tintah Township?

56583. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Tintah Township in?

Campbell-Tintah Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Tintah 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 Traverse 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.