Photo: In memoriam afiler · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Dunseith, ND: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2023 is still open for the City of Dunseith water system. P H S Indian Hospital at Belcourt-Quentin N Burdick, 13 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Dunseith, 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 Dunseith.
Power comes from Otter Tail Power
Otter Tail Power (Otter Tail Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Dunseith. 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 Dunseith water system
The City of Dunseith water system supplies almost all of Dunseith. It draws ground water (EPA lists White Shield Water Treatment Plant as seller) and serves 773 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning Jul 2023. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2023: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% 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. ND4000277.
4 home internet providers serve Dunseith
100% of 292 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turtle Mountain Communications | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Midco | Cable | 95% | 1,250/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 53% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 30% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Dunseith’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Dunseith.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Dunseith is in Dunseith 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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.
Dunseith is in ZIP code 58329
ZIP codes where Dunseith residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Dunseith | ZIP’s residents in Dunseith |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58329 | Dunseith, ND | 100% | 23% |
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 Dunseith
Who supplies Dunseith’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Dunseith water system (EPA ID ND4000277). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.6 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Dunseith?
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 Dunseith?
Turtle Mountain Communications, Midco, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Dunseith?
58329. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Dunseith in?
Dunseith Public School District 1.
How do I register to vote in Dunseith?
North Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls. Elections here are run by the Rolette 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.