Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Fort Yates, ND: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for Standing Rock Rural Water System, which supplies Fort Yates, and its latest lead result (6.3 ppb) was higher than 95% of similar systems’, though under the 15 ppb action level. Public schools here are run by Fort Yates Public School District 4.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fort Yates, 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 Fort Yates.
Power comes from Montana-Dakota Utilities
Montana-Dakota Utilities (Montana-Dakota Utilities Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fort Yates. 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 Standing Rock Rural Water System
Standing Rock Rural Water System supplies Fort Yates: 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 draws surface water and serves 6,839 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Oct 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 6.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 95% 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. 084690510.
2 home internet providers serve Fort Yates
100% of 69 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| West River Telecommunications Cooperative | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Standing Rock Telecom | Fixed wireless | 75% | 10/1 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Fort Yates’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fort Yates.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Fort Yates is in Fort Yates Public School District 4.
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.
Fort Yates is in ZIP code 58538
ZIP codes where Fort Yates residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fort Yates | ZIP’s residents in Fort Yates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58538 | Fort Yates, ND | 100% | 8% |
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 Fort Yates
Who supplies Fort Yates’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Standing Rock Rural Water System (EPA ID 084690510). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.3 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fort Yates?
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 Fort Yates?
West River Telecommunications Cooperative, Standing Rock Telecom (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fort Yates?
58538. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fort Yates in?
Fort Yates Public School District 4.
How do I register to vote in Fort Yates?
North Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls. Elections here are run by the Sioux 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.