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The Elora Township handbook

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

Most mail in Elora Township goes to 58222 (41% of residents), one of 3 ZIP codes in town. The nearest library is Carnegie Regional Library, 14.5 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Elora 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 Elora Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Otter Tail Power

Otter Tail Power (Otter Tail Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Elora 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 Walsh Rural Water District

Walsh Rural Water District supplies Elora Township: about 37% of residents live in its service area. About 63% 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 City of Grafton and City of Park River as sellers) and serves 3,000 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 63% 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. ND5001075.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Elora Township

100% of 27 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Polar TelecommunicationsFiber100%1,000/1,000
MidcoFixed wireless7%35/5
VerizonFixed wireless7%25/6

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

Trash & recycling

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Elora Township.

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

Elora Township kids go to
PK–2Valley-Edinburg Elementary School-Hooplein Hoople
3–6Valley-Edinburg Elementary School-Crystalin Crystal
7–12Valley-Edinburg High Schoolin Edinburg

Most of Elora Township (92%) is in Valley-Edinburg Public School District 118; parts are in Grafton Public School District 18 (8%).

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, electionsElora Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections herePembina County AuditorElections here are run by Pembina County (county election office). 301 Dakota St W, Unit 1, Cavalier, ND 58220-4100 · (701) 265-4231 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Elora Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Elora TownshipZIP’s residents in Elora Township
58222Crystal, ND41%10%
58243Hoople, ND34%4%
58276Saint Thomas, ND25%3%

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 Elora Township

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

Walsh Rural Water District (EPA ID ND5001075). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.5 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Elora 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 Elora Township?

Polar Telecommunications, Midco, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Elora Township?

58222 (41%), 58243 (34%), 58276 (25%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Elora Township in?

Valley-Edinburg Public School District 118. Parts of the city are in Grafton Public School District 18.

How do I register to vote in Elora Township?

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