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Balfour Community Hall and Post Office Balfour, North Dakota 10-16-2008Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Balfour Township handbook

Living in Balfour Township, ND: what to set up and who to call

Every home in Balfour Township is in ZIP code 58712. For an emergency, SMP Health St. Aloisius is the closest ER, 30.3 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 Balfour Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerXcel Energyinvestor-owned utility · 13.5¢/kWhMore →Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Balfour Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolDrake Public School District 57Which school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteNot requiredRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code58712Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Xcel Energy

Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Balfour Township. Its homes paid an average of 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $104 a month (its average across North Dakota).

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

2 home internet providers serve Balfour Township

100% of 23 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
North Dakota Telephone CompanyFiber100%10,000/10,000
T-MobileFixed wireless17%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Balfour Township.

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

Balfour Township kids go to
7–12Drake High Schoolin Drake

Balfour Township is in Drake Public School District 57.

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, electionsBalfour Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereMcHenry County AuditorElections here are run by McHenry County (county election office). Its listing was last updated in 2015, so we don’t show its contacts: check vip.sos.nd.gov.FVAP, Aug 2015
Register to voteNot requiredNorth Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls.vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevip.sos.nd.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Balfour Township is in ZIP code 58712

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Balfour TownshipZIP’s residents in Balfour Township
58712Balfour, ND100%26%
Area code701Wikidata

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 roomSMP Health St. Aloisius30.3 miles awayGet a library cardVelva Public & School Library101 West 4th Street · (701) 338-2022

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

Questions about living in Balfour Township

Who provides electricity in Balfour Township?

Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Balfour Township?

North Dakota Telephone Company, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Balfour Township?

58712. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Balfour Township in?

Drake Public School District 57.

How do I register to vote in Balfour Township?

North Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls. Elections here are run by the McHenry County Auditor. Check your registration at vip.sos.nd.gov.

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 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.