Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Aneta, ND: what to set up and who to call
All of Aneta gets its mail under one ZIP code, 58212. Nelson County Health System, 10.6 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Aneta, 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 Aneta.
Power comes from Otter Tail Power
Otter Tail Power (Otter Tail Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Aneta. Its homes paid an average of 11.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $120 a month (its average across North Dakota).
Start or move service: ottertail.com · (866) 410-8780
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Aneta water system
The City of Aneta water system supplies Aneta: about 48% of residents live in its service area. About 52% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Dakota Rural Water District North as seller) and serves 222 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. ND3200023.
3 home internet providers serve Aneta
100% of 137 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polar Telecommunications | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 82% | 300/20 |
| Midco | Fixed wireless | 27% | 35/5 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Aneta’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Aneta.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Aneta is in Dakota Prairie Public School District 1.
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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.
Aneta is in ZIP code 58212
ZIP codes where Aneta residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Aneta | ZIP’s residents in Aneta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58212 | Aneta, ND | 100% | 49% |
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 Aneta
Who supplies Aneta’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Aneta water system (EPA ID ND3200023). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Aneta?
Otter Tail Power (Otter Tail Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Aneta?
Polar Telecommunications, Verizon, Midco (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Aneta?
58212. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Aneta in?
Dakota Prairie Public School District 1.
How do I register to vote in Aneta?
North Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls. Elections here are run by the Nelson 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.