Living in Golden Township, ND: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Golden Township is in ZIP code 58270. Polar Telecommunications wires most of Golden Township, and 100% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Golden 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 Golden Township.
Power comes from Otter Tail Power
Otter Tail Power (Otter Tail Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Golden Township. 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 Walsh Rural Water District
Walsh Rural Water District supplies almost all of Golden Township. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists City of Grafton and City of Park River as sellers) and serves 3,000 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 63% 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. ND5001075.
2 home internet providers serve Golden Township
100% of 42 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polar Telecommunications | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 24% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Golden Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Golden Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Golden Township (93%) is in Park River Area Public School District 8; parts are in Valley-Edinburg Public School District 118 (7%).
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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.
Golden Township is in ZIP code 58270
ZIP codes where Golden Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Golden Township | ZIP’s residents in Golden Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58270 | Park River, ND | 100% | 4% |
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 Golden Township
Who supplies Golden Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Walsh Rural Water District (EPA ID ND5001075). 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 1.5 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Golden Township?
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 Golden Township?
Polar Telecommunications, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Golden Township?
58270. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Golden Township in?
Park River Area Public School District 8. Parts of the city are in Valley-Edinburg Public School District 118.
How do I register to vote in Golden Township?
North Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls. Elections here are run by the Walsh County Audior. 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.