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The Irvine Township handbook

Living in Irvine Township, ND: what to set up and who to call

Most mail in Irvine Township goes to 58325 (53% of residents), one of 3 ZIP codes in town. Leeds Public Library, 8.8 miles away, is the closest library to Irvine Township.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Irvine Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Irvine Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Otter Tail Power

Otter Tail Power (Otter Tail Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Irvine 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Greater Ramsey Water District

Greater Ramsey Water District supplies Irvine Township: about 23% of residents live in its service area. About 77% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists City of Devils Lake as seller) and serves 5,280 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s higher than 61% 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. ND3601424.

Internet

2 home internet providers serve Irvine Township

100% of 14 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
North Dakota Telephone CompanyFiber100%10,000/10,000
VerizonFixed wireless36%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Irvine Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Irvine Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Irvine Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Irvine Township kids go to
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Irvine Township (78%) is in Leeds Public School District 6; parts are in North Star School District (22%).

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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsIrvine Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereBenson County AuditorElections here are run by Benson County (county election office). Its listing was last updated in 2015, so we don’t show its contacts: check vip.sos.nd.gov.FVAP, Aug 2015
Register to voteNot requiredNorth Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls.vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevip.sos.nd.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Irvine Township spans 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Irvine Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Irvine TownshipZIP’s residents in Irvine Township
58325Churchs Ferry, ND53%33%
58346Leeds, ND44%3%
58324Cando, ND2%0%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Irvine Township

Who supplies Irvine Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Greater Ramsey Water District (EPA ID ND3601424). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.5 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Irvine 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 Irvine Township?

North Dakota Telephone Company, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Irvine Township?

58325 (53%), 58346 (44%), 58324 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Irvine Township in?

Leeds Public School District 6. Parts of the city are in North Star School District.

How do I register to vote in Irvine Township?

North Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls. Elections here are run by the Benson 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.