Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Bowbells Township, ND: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Bowbells Township is in ZIP code 58721. Bowbells Public Library, 3.8 miles away, is the closest library to Bowbells Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bowbells Township, 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 Bowbells Township.
Power comes from Montana-Dakota Utilities
Montana-Dakota Utilities (Montana-Dakota Utilities Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bowbells Township. Its homes paid an average of 11.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $92 a month (its average across North Dakota).
Start or move service: montana-dakota.com · (800) 638-3278
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Bowbells water system
The City of Bowbells water system supplies Bowbells Township: about 2% of residents live in its service area. About 98% 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 Upper Souris Water District-System I as seller) and serves 336 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–Dec 2025, was 0.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 19.9 ppb. That’s higher than 50% 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. ND0700114.
3 home internet providers serve Bowbells Township
100% of 26 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Communications | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 23% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 8% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bowbells Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bowbells Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bowbells Township is in Bowbells Public School District 14.
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.
Bowbells Township is in ZIP code 58721
ZIP codes where Bowbells Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bowbells Township | ZIP’s residents in Bowbells Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58721 | Bowbells, ND | 100% | 12% |
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 Bowbells Township
Who supplies Bowbells Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Bowbells water system (EPA ID ND0700114). 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 0.8 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bowbells Township?
Montana-Dakota Utilities (Montana-Dakota Utilities Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bowbells Township?
Northwest Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bowbells Township?
58721. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bowbells Township in?
Bowbells Public School District 14.
How do I register to vote in Bowbells Township?
North Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls. Elections here are run by the Burke 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.