Photo: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) · CC BY-SA 2.5Living in Abercrombie, ND: what to set up and who to call
Power in Abercrombie comes from Cass County Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest emergency room is St. Francis Medical Center, 15.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Abercrombie, 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 Abercrombie.
Power comes from Cass County Elec Coop
Cass County Elec Coop (Cass County Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Abercrombie. Its homes paid an average of 12.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $131 a month (its average across North Dakota).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Abercrombie water system
The City of Abercrombie water system supplies Abercrombie: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Southeast Wud (East) as seller) and serves 263 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.2 ppb. That’s higher than 70% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. ND3900001.
3 home internet providers serve Abercrombie
100% of 154 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red River Communications | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 80% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 14% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Abercrombie’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Abercrombie.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Abercrombie is in Richland Public School District 44.
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 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.
Abercrombie is in ZIP code 58001
ZIP codes where Abercrombie residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Abercrombie | ZIP’s residents in Abercrombie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58001 | Abercrombie, ND | 100% | 100% |
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 Abercrombie
Who supplies Abercrombie’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Abercrombie water system (EPA ID ND3900001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Abercrombie?
Cass County Elec Coop (Cass County Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Abercrombie?
Red River Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Abercrombie?
58001. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Abercrombie in?
Richland Public School District 44.
How do I register to vote in Abercrombie?
North Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls. Elections here are run by the Richland County Auditor. Check your registration at vip.sos.nd.gov.
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 Jul 30, 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.