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The Walls Township handbook

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

Power in Walls Township comes from Traverse Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Children in Walls Township attend Wheaton Area Public School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Walls 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 Walls Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Traverse Electric Coop

Traverse Electric Coop (Traverse Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Walls Township.

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

Which providers serve Walls Township

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Walls Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Walls Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Walls Township.

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

Walls Township kids go to
PK–5Pearson Elementaryin Wheaton
6–12Wheaton Secondaryin Wheaton

Walls Township is in Wheaton Area 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.

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

Walls Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Walls TownshipZIP’s residents in Walls Township
56296Wheaton, MN55%1%
56236Dumont, MN38%5%
56211Beardsley, MN7%1%

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 Walls Township

Who provides electricity in Walls Township?

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

What ZIP codes are in Walls Township?

56296 (55%), 56236 (38%), 56211 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Walls Township in?

Wheaton Area Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Walls 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): pending.