Photo: Billybob2002 · CC BY 4.0Living in Horace, ND: what to set up and who to call
All of Horace gets its mail under one ZIP code, 58047. Midco and Dickey Rural Telephone Coop wire most of Horace, and 99% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Horace, 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 Horace.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Horace. Its homes paid an average of 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $104 a month (its average across North Dakota).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Horace water system
The City of Horace water system supplies Horace: about 33% of residents live in its service area. About 60% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Cass Rural Water District Fargo as seller) and serves 1,641 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 2.0 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. ND0900488.
8 home internet providers serve Horace
100% of 1,782 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midco | Cable, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 100% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Dickey Rural Telephone Coop | Fiber | 99% | 2,500/2,500 |
| Sparklight | Fiber, Cable | 58% | 1,000/50 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 35% | 60/5 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 6% | 940/940 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 69% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
In Horace, you hire your own trash hauler
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Horace, from the town’s own site.
City of Horace cardboard recycling center
215 Park Drive East, Horace, ND 58047
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From cityofhorace.com, cms7files.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026, January 1, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Horace (82%) is in West Fargo Public School District 6; parts are in Kindred Public School District 2 (18%).
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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.
Horace is in ZIP code 58047
ZIP codes where Horace residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Horace | ZIP’s residents in Horace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58047 | Horace, ND | 100% | 73% |
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 Horace
Who supplies Horace’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Horace water system (EPA ID ND0900488). 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 Horace?
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Horace?
Midco, Dickey Rural Telephone Coop, Sparklight, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Horace?
58047. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Horace in?
West Fargo Public School District 6. Parts of the city are in Kindred Public School District 2.
How do I register to vote in Horace?
North Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls. Elections here are run by the Cass 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: Horace’s own website (cityofhorace.com, cms7files.revize.com), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.