Community Services

POLICE Stearns County operates under the Enhanced 911 system. The Albany Police Department has four full time police officers with the cooperation of the Stearns County Sheriffs Department to provide 24 hour hour protection for the community. The Albany Police Department is also very active in community services.

FIRE/RESCUE DEPARTMENT The Albany Fire Department has 25 trained volunteer firefighters. The Department has eight units including: one Brush truck, three Tankers and two Pump trucks with a total pumping capacity of 2,750 G.P.M. The Insurance Service Office (ISO) rate for the Albany Fire Department is 6. Mutual aid agreements exist with surrounding communities and townships ensuring cooperative fire suppression backup support, if needed. The Melrose Ambulance Service of Melrose, MN, and Gold Cross Ambulance Service of St. Cloud, MN, provide emergency transportation via ground vehicle with Life Link II providing helicopter transportation for the Albany Area Hospital.

POST OFFICE Albany has a first-class Post Office. The Albany Post Office has all mail services available, with Express mail overnight delivery.

LIBRARY Albany Public Library, located at 400 Railroad Ave in the new City Hall, is in a newly constructed 3,000 sq. ft. spacious building, and is one of thirty-one libraries that make up the Great River regional Library. With your free library card, you can check out books, videos, cassettes, DVD'S, compact disks, books-on-tape, and popular magazines. Using the varied reference resources, your questions will be answered, plus a public Internet station is available for your use. Daily deliveries bring requested items to patrons within several days, and children's programs are presented several times a year.

CHURCHES Albany has several churches available including: Worship Type Worship Name Phone Membership Worship Information Catholic St. Anthony Church   (320) 845-2416                   Catholic Seven Dolors Catholic Church (320) 845-2705     Christian Tri-City Christian Center (320) 845-4992     Lutheran Our Savior's Lutheran Church (320) 845-2405     Lutheran (LCMS) Immanuel Lutheran Church (320) 845-2620     Evangelical Grace Alive! Evangelical Free Church (320) 845-7676

HOUSING Albany has approximately 800 occupied households and a variety of apartment buildings. This diversity provides housing for varied incomes and family sizes. Many housing sites are available at the Highlands and Sterling Heights additions. Call City Hall for more details on each residential development.

NEWSPAPERS The Stearns Morrison Enterprise is Albany's "official" weekly newspaper. Additionally, the city has daily delivery of the St. Cloud Times, Minneapolis Tribune, USA Today, and St. Paul Pioneer Press.  Weekly delivery of Hometown News ant the Dairyland Peach.

RADIO KASM (1150 AM) Oldies and KDDG (105.5 FM) are Albany's radio stations.

TELEVISION Charter Communication (800-892-0310) is the cable service that services Albany and the surrounding area. Premium channels are also available, such as HBO, Cinemax, etc. ALBANY MUTUAL TELEPHONE ASSN. local cable TV access:  845-2101.