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Bantry Township Hall in Bantry, North Dakota 5-23-2008Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Bantry handbook

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

Bantry has no town government of its own, so McHenry County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend TGU Public School District 60. The nearest emergency room is St. Andrew's Hospital, 24.3 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Bantry has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in McHenry County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Bantry’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Bantry, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerXcel Energyinvestor-owned utility · 13.5¢/kWhMore →Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Bantry’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolTGU Public School District 60Which school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteNot requiredRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code58713Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Bantry.

Electricity

Power comes from Xcel Energy

Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bantry. 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

1 home internet providers serve Bantry

100% of 4 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SRTFiber100%1,000/1,000

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Bantry’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bantry.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileBantry has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Bantry kids go to
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Bantry is in TGU Public School District 60.

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

No town hall: the county runs things

Bantry is unincorporated, so McHenry County is the local government.

Local governmentMcHenry CountyBantry is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
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

Bantry is in ZIP code 58713

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of BantryZIP’s residents in Bantry
58713Bantry, ND100%16%
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 roomSt. Andrew's Hospital24.3 miles awayGet a library cardBottineau County Public Library314 West 5th Street · 4

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

Questions about living in Bantry

Who provides electricity in Bantry?

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 Bantry?

SRT (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Bantry?

58713. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Bantry in?

TGU Public School District 60.

How do I register to vote in Bantry?

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.