Photo: Andrew Filer · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Garrison, ND: what to set up and who to call
All of Garrison gets its mail under one ZIP code, 58540. Public schools here are run by Garrison Public School District 51.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Garrison, 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 Garrison.
Power comes from Otter Tail Power
Otter Tail Power (Otter Tail Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Garrison. Its homes paid an average of 11.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $120 a month (its average across North Dakota).
Start or move service: ottertail.com · (866) 410-8780
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Garrison water system
The City of Garrison water system supplies Garrison: about 44% of residents live in its service area. About 56% 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 1,453 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 74% 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. ND2800389.
4 home internet providers serve Garrison
100% of 763 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reservation Telephone Cooperative | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 81% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 37% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 20% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Garrison’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Garrison.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Garrison is in Garrison Public School District 51.
B−School gradeSee 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.
Garrison is in ZIP code 58540
ZIP codes where Garrison residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Garrison | ZIP’s residents in Garrison |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58540 | Garrison, ND | 100% | 51% |
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 Garrison
Who supplies Garrison’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Garrison water system (EPA ID ND2800389). 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 2.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Garrison?
Otter Tail Power (Otter Tail Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Garrison?
Reservation Telephone Cooperative, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Garrison?
58540. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Garrison in?
Garrison Public School District 51.
How do I register to vote in Garrison?
North Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls. Elections here are run by the McLean 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.