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The Windsor Township handbook

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

Power in Windsor Township comes from Traverse Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For an emergency, Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital is the closest ER, 15.5 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 Windsor 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 Windsor Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolBrowns Valley Public School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes56211, 56296, 56219Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Traverse Electric Coop

Traverse Electric Coop (Traverse Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Windsor 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

4 home internet providers serve Windsor Township

100% of 145 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 72% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Valley TelephoneFiber75%1,000/1,000
FrontierDSL2%115/7
MidcoFixed wireless85%100/20
GigFireFixed wireless25%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 Windsor Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Windsor Township.

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

Windsor Township kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Windsor Township (79%) is in Browns Valley Public School District; parts are in Wheaton Area Public School District (21%).

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, electionsWindsor 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

Windsor Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Windsor TownshipZIP’s residents in Windsor Township
56211Beardsley, MN90%13%
56296Wheaton, MN8%0%
56219Browns Valley, MN1%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.

Nearest emergency roomEssentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital15.5 miles awayGet a library cardBrowns Valley Public Library15 3rd Street S · (320) 695-2318

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

Questions about living in Windsor Township

Who provides electricity in Windsor Township?

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

What internet providers serve Windsor Township?

Valley Telephone, Frontier, Midco, GigFire (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Windsor Township?

56211 (90%), 56296 (8%), 56219 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Windsor Township in?

Browns Valley Public School District. Parts of the city are in Wheaton Area Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Windsor 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.