Photo: Richie Diesterheft from Santa Barbara, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0Living in Jamestown, ND: what to set up and who to call
Jamestown spans 2 ZIP codes; 58401 holds the most residents (96%). Almost every address in Jamestown can get fiber (100%, by the FCC’s map).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Jamestown, 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 Jamestown.
Power comes from Otter Tail Power
Otter Tail Power (Otter Tail Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Jamestown. 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 Stutsman Rural Water District
Stutsman Rural Water District supplies Jamestown: about 53% of residents live in its service area. About 47% 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 Carrington and City of Jamestown as sellers) and serves 5,550 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.2 ppb. That’s higher than 58% 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. ND4701303.
7 home internet providers serve Jamestown
100% of 5,631 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota Central | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Cable Services | Cable | 97% | 150/15 |
| Midco | Fiber | 93% | 5,000/5,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 14% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 81% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 67% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Jamestown: every other week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Jamestown, from the town’s own site.
Sanitation Department (Baling Facility) / Transfer Station
3020 18th Street SE, Jamestown, ND 58401
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Recycle North Dakota
1016 10th Street SE, Jamestown
From jamestownnd.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated January 1, 2025. 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.
Jamestown is in Jamestown Public School District 1.
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 Jul 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.
Jamestown spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Jamestown residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Jamestown | ZIP’s residents in Jamestown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58401 | Jamestown, ND | 96% | 86% |
| 58405 | Jamestown, ND | 4% | 100% |
58402 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Jamestown
Who supplies Jamestown’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Stutsman Rural Water District (EPA ID ND4701303). 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 1.4 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Jamestown?
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 Jamestown?
Dakota Central, Cable Services, Midco, CenturyLink, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Jamestown?
58401 (96%), 58405 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Jamestown in?
Jamestown Public School District 1.
How do I register to vote in Jamestown?
North Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls. Elections here are run by the Stutsman 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: Jamestown’s own website (jamestownnd.gov), 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.