Photo: Francis Weber · Public domainLiving in Everest Township, ND: what to set up and who to call
The City of Casselton water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 12.1 ppb, was higher than 99% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). The ER is a drive from Everest Township: the closest is Essentia Health, 19.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Everest 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 Everest Township.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Everest Township. Its homes paid an average of 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $104 a month (its average across North Dakota).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Casselton water system
The City of Casselton water system supplies Everest 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 Cass Rural Water District-Phase II as seller) and serves 2,513 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 12.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 99% 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. ND0900166.
7 home internet providers serve Everest Township
100% of 50 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midco | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 100/20 |
| MLGC | Fiber | 76% | 5,000/5,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 44% | 60/5 |
| Dickey Rural Telephone Coop | Fiber | 16% | 2,500/2,500 |
| Inter-Community Telephone | Fiber | 4% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 48% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Everest Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Everest Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Everest Township is in Central Cass Public School District 17.
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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.
Everest Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Everest Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Everest Township | ZIP’s residents in Everest Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58059 | Mapleton, ND | 53% | 3% |
| 58012 | Casselton, ND | 26% | 1% |
| 58079 | Wheatland, ND | 21% | 4% |
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 Everest Township
Who supplies Everest Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Casselton water system (EPA ID ND0900166). 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 12.1 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Everest Township?
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Everest Township?
Midco, MLGC, CenturyLink, Dickey Rural Telephone Coop, Inter-Community Telephone, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Everest Township?
58059 (53%), 58012 (26%), 58079 (21%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Everest Township in?
Central Cass Public School District 17.
How do I register to vote in Everest Township?
North Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls. Elections here are run by the Cass 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.