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The Four Bears Village handbook

Living in Four Bears Village, ND: what to set up and who to call

Four Bears Village has no town government of its own, so McKenzie County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend New Town Public School District 1. The Parshall-Lucky Mound water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Jul 2025.

Four Bears Village has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in McKenzie County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Four Bears Village’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Four Bears Village, 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 Four Bears Village.

Electricity

Power comes from Montana-Dakota Utilities

Montana-Dakota Utilities (Montana-Dakota Utilities Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Four Bears Village. 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 Four Bears Village: about 56% of residents live in its service area. About 44% 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 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

2 home internet providers serve Four Bears Village

100% of 167 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Reservation Telephone CooperativeFiber100%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless6%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Four Bears Village’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Four Bears Village.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileFour Bears Village has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Four Bears Village kids go to
PK–6Edwin Loe Elementary Schoolin New Town
7–8New Town Middle Schoolin New Town
9–12New Town High Schoolin New Town

Four Bears Village is in New Town Public School District 1.

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

No town hall: the county runs things

Four Bears Village is unincorporated, so McKenzie County is the local government.

Local governmentMcKenzie CountyFour Bears Village is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereMcKenzie County AuditorElections here are run by McKenzie County (county election office). 201 5th St NW, Ste 543, Watford City, ND 58854 · (701) 444-3616 · [email protected]FVAP, Oct 2022
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 Oct 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Four Bears Village is in ZIP code 58763

ZIP codes where Four Bears Village residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Four Bears VillageZIP’s residents in Four Bears Village
58763New Town, ND100%10%

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 Four Bears Village

Who supplies Four Bears Village’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 Four Bears Village?

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 Four Bears Village?

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

What ZIP codes are in Four Bears Village?

58763. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Four Bears Village in?

New Town Public School District 1.

How do I register to vote in Four Bears Village?

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