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The Fertile Township handbook

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

The Parshall-Lucky Mound water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Jul 2025. The nearest emergency room is Mountrail County Medical Center, 31.2 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Fertile 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 Fertile Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Montana-Dakota Utilities

Montana-Dakota Utilities (Montana-Dakota Utilities Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fertile Township. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Parshall-Lucky Mound water system

The Parshall-Lucky Mound water system supplies almost all of Fertile Township. It draws surface water and serves 720 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Jul 2025. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile1.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.5 ppb. That’s higher than 60% 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. 083890017.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Fertile Township

100% of 28 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Reservation Telephone CooperativeFiber100%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless39%25/3
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 Fertile Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fertile Township.

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

Fertile Township kids go to
PK–5Parshall Elementary Schoolin Parshall
6–12Parshall High Schoolin Parshall

Fertile Township is in Parshall Public School District 3.

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, electionsFertile Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereMountrail County AuditorElections here are run by Mountrail County (county election office). Its listing was last updated in 2015, so we don’t show its contacts: check vip.sos.nd.gov.FVAP, Aug 2015
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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Fertile Township is in ZIP code 58770

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Fertile TownshipZIP’s residents in Fertile Township
58770Parshall, ND100%5%

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 Fertile Township

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

The Parshall-Lucky Mound water system (EPA ID 083890017). 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 1.3 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Fertile Township?

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 Fertile Township?

Reservation Telephone Cooperative, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Fertile Township?

58770. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Fertile Township in?

Parshall Public School District 3.

How do I register to vote in Fertile Township?

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