Living in Grand Rapids Township, ND: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Grand Rapids Township comes from the Southeast Wud (West) water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. The ER is a drive from Grand Rapids Township: the closest is CHI Oakes Hospital, 22.2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids Township.
Power comes from Montana-Dakota Utilities
Montana-Dakota Utilities (Montana-Dakota Utilities Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Grand Rapids 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.
Water comes from Southeast Wud (West) water system
The Southeast Wud (West) water system supplies Grand Rapids Township: about 60% of residents live in its service area. Barnes Rural Water District serves another 43%. It draws ground water and serves 1,275 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–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.2 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. ND1101442.
3 home internet providers serve Grand Rapids Township
100% of 40 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dickey Rural Telephone Coop | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 80% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 30% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Grand Rapids Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Grand Rapids Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Grand Rapids Township is in LaMoure Public School District 8.
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.
Grand Rapids Township is in ZIP code 58458
ZIP codes where Grand Rapids Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Grand Rapids Township | ZIP’s residents in Grand Rapids Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58458 | Lamoure, ND | 100% | 6% |
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 Grand Rapids Township
Who supplies Grand Rapids Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Southeast Wud (West) water system (EPA ID ND1101442). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids Township?
Dickey Rural Telephone Coop, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Grand Rapids Township?
58458. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Grand Rapids Township in?
LaMoure Public School District 8.
How do I register to vote in Grand Rapids Township?
North Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls. Elections here are run by the LaMoure 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.