Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Ellendale, ND: what to set up and who to call
Trash goes out on Tuesdays in Ellendale. The City of Ellendale water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Oct 2023.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ellendale, 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 Ellendale.
Power comes from Montana-Dakota Utilities
Montana-Dakota Utilities (Montana-Dakota Utilities Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Ellendale. 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 Ellendale water system
The City of Ellendale water system supplies Ellendale: about 50% of residents live in its service area. About 50% 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 Southeast Wud (West) as seller) and serves 1,394 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Oct 2023. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 69% 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. ND1100306.
3 home internet providers serve Ellendale
100% of 749 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dickey Rural Telephone Coop | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 71% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 34% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Ellendale is Tuesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Ellendale, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery other week, Fri · which week: ellendalend.gov
City of Ellendale inert landfill
- Mon3 pm–8 pm
- Tue8 am–noon
- Wed3 pm–8 pm
- Thu8 am–noon
- Sat10 am–4 pm
- Mon1 pm–5 pm
- Tue9 am–noon
- Wed1 pm–5 pm
- Thu9 am–noon
- Sat10 am–4 pm
- Sat10 am–4 pm
Accepted at the curb
- Plastics #1-7
- Paper (shredded paper must be in a sealed clear plastic bag)
- Soft cover books & magazines
- Cardboard
- Aluminum
- Tin can
From ellendalend.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Ellendale is in Ellendale Public School District 40.
ASchool gradeSee 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 Oct 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.
Ellendale is in ZIP code 58436
ZIP codes where Ellendale residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ellendale | ZIP’s residents in Ellendale |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58436 | Ellendale, ND | 100% | 64% |
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 Ellendale
Who supplies Ellendale’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Ellendale water system (EPA ID ND1100306). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.9 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ellendale?
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 Ellendale?
Dickey Rural Telephone Coop, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ellendale?
58436. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ellendale in?
Ellendale Public School District 40.
How do I register to vote in Ellendale?
North Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls. Elections here are run by the Dickey 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: Ellendale’s own website (ellendalend.gov), read Oct 22, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.