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The Dunbar Township handbook

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

Dunbar Township spans 3 ZIP codes; 58032 holds the most residents (68%). The nearest emergency room is Lisbon Area Health Services, 20 miles away.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Otter Tail Power

Otter Tail Power (Otter Tail Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Dunbar Township. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Southeast Wud (East) water system

The Southeast Wud (East) water system supplies almost all of Dunbar Township. It draws ground water (EPA lists City of Lisbon as seller) and serves 4,225 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile3.9 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 87% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. ND3901068.

Internet

2 home internet providers serve Dunbar Township

100% of 41 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Dickey Rural Telephone CoopFiber100%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless2%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Dunbar Township.

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

Dunbar Township kids go to
PK–6Sargent Central Elementary Schoolin Forman
7–12Sargent Central High Schoolin Forman

Most of Dunbar Township (74%) is in Sargent Central Public School District 6; parts are in Milnor Public School District 2 (17%) and North Sargent Public School District 3 (9%).

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, electionsDunbar Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereSargent County AuditorElections here are run by Sargent County (county election office). 355 Main St S, Ste 1, Forman, ND 58032-4149 · (701) 724-6241 x101 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2025
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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Dunbar Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Dunbar TownshipZIP’s residents in Dunbar Township
58032Forman, ND68%9%
58060Milnor, ND18%1%
58040Gwinner, ND14%1%

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.

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

Questions about living in Dunbar Township

Who supplies Dunbar Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Southeast Wud (East) water system (EPA ID ND3901068). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.9 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Dunbar Township?

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 Dunbar Township?

Dickey Rural Telephone Coop, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Dunbar Township?

58032 (68%), 58060 (18%), 58040 (14%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Dunbar Township in?

Sargent Central Public School District 6. Parts of the city are in Milnor Public School District 2 and North Sargent Public School District 3.

How do I register to vote in Dunbar Township?

North Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls. Elections here are run by the Sargent 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.