Living in Vail Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Vail Township comes from Redwood Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For emergencies, Vail Township is closest to Centracare - Redwood, 13.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Vail 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 Vail Township.
Power comes from Redwood Electric Coop
Redwood Electric Coop (Redwood Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Vail Township.
Start or move service: redwoodelectric.com · (507) 692-2214
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Wabasso water system
The Wabasso water system supplies Vail Township: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% 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 735 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 13.0 ppb. That’s higher than 81% 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. MN1640013.
6 home internet providers serve Vail Township
100% of 88 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARVIG | Fiber, DSL | 92% | 1,000/500 |
| Minnesota Valley Telephone | Fiber | 5% | 1,000/1,000 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 100% | 150/130 |
| Nuvera Communications | Fixed wireless | 84% | 100/20 |
| MVTV Wireless | Fixed wireless | 9% | 50/10 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 2% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Vail Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Vail Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Vail Township is in Wabasso 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Vail Township is in ZIP code 56293
ZIP codes where Vail Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Vail Township | ZIP’s residents in Vail Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56293 | Wabasso, MN | 100% | 17% |
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 Vail Township
Who supplies Vail Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Wabasso water system (EPA ID MN1640013). 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 3.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Vail Township?
Redwood Electric Coop (Redwood Electric Coop), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Vail Township?
ARVIG, Minnesota Valley Telephone, GigFire, Nuvera Communications, MVTV Wireless, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Vail Township?
56293. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Vail Township in?
Wabasso Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Vail 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 Redwood County Government Center. 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.