Living in Ferry Township, ND: what to set up and who to call
Ferry Township spans 2 ZIP codes; 58256 holds the most residents (98%). Midco and CenturyLink both wire most of Ferry Township; 74% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ferry 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 Ferry Township.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Ferry 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 Agassiz Water Users District
Agassiz Water Users District supplies almost all of Ferry Township. It draws ground water (EPA lists East Central Regional Wd-Gf as seller) and serves 3,438 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 84% 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. ND1801056.
4 home internet providers serve Ferry Township
100% of 164 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 74% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midco | Fixed wireless, Cable | 100% | 1,250/60 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 73% | 60/5 |
| Polar Telcom | Fiber | 73% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 51% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Ferry Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ferry Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Ferry Township is in Manvel Public School District 125.
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 Oct 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.
Ferry Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Ferry Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ferry Township | ZIP’s residents in Ferry Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58256 | Manvel, ND | 98% | 40% |
| 58203 | Grand Forks, ND | 2% | 0% |
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 Ferry Township
Who supplies Ferry Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Agassiz Water Users District (EPA ID ND1801056). 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 3.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ferry 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 Ferry Township?
Midco, CenturyLink, Polar Telcom, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ferry Township?
58256 (98%), 58203 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ferry Township in?
Manvel Public School District 125.
How do I register to vote in Ferry Township?
North Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls. Elections here are run by the Grand Forks 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.