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Kief, North Dakota 10-17-2008Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Kief handbook

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

Every home in Kief is in ZIP code 58723. For an emergency, SMP Health St. Aloisius is the closest ER, 27.7 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Kief, 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 Kief.

Electricity

Power comes from Xcel Energy

Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Kief. 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.

Internet

2 home internet providers serve Kief

100% of 17 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SRTFiber100%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless18%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Kief’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Kief.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Kief 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.

Kief kids go to
7–12Drake High Schoolin Drake

Kief is in Drake Public School District 57.

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, electionsKief’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereMcHenry County AuditorElections here are run by McHenry 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

Kief is in ZIP code 58723

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of KiefZIP’s residents in Kief
58723Butte, ND100%3%
Area code701Wikidata

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 Kief

Who provides electricity in Kief?

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 Kief?

SRT, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Kief?

58723. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Kief in?

Drake Public School District 57.

How do I register to vote in Kief?

North Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls. Elections here are run by the McHenry County Auditor. Check your registration at vip.sos.nd.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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.