Photo: Andrew Filer · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Hillsboro, ND: what to set up and who to call
Hillsboro runs its own electric utility, City of Hillsboro. For a library card, the closest branch is Mayville Public Library, 14.0 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hillsboro, 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 Hillsboro.
Power comes from City of Hillsboro
City of Hillsboro (City of Hillsboro - (ND)), a municipal utility, serves all of Hillsboro.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Hillsboro water system
The City of Hillsboro water system supplies almost all of Hillsboro. It draws ground water (EPA lists East Central Regional Wd-Traill as seller) and serves 1,603 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. ND4900482.
4 home internet providers serve Hillsboro
100% of 689 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halstad Telephone | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Midco | Cable, Fixed wireless | 100% | 1,250/60 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 92% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 74% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hillsboro’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hillsboro.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hillsboro is in Hillsboro Public School District 9.
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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.
Hillsboro is in ZIP code 58045
ZIP codes where Hillsboro residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hillsboro | ZIP’s residents in Hillsboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58045 | Hillsboro, ND | 100% | 72% |
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 Hillsboro
Who supplies Hillsboro’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Hillsboro water system (EPA ID ND4900482). 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 Hillsboro?
City of Hillsboro (City of Hillsboro - (ND)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Hillsboro?
Halstad Telephone, Midco, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hillsboro?
58045. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hillsboro in?
Hillsboro Public School District 9.
How do I register to vote in Hillsboro?
North Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls. Elections here are run by the Traill 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.