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The Kinyon Township handbook

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

Kinyon Township spans 2 ZIP codes; 58036 holds the most residents (70%). Halstad Telephone wires most of Kinyon Township, and 100% of addresses can get fiber.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Kinyon 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 Kinyon Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Xcel Energy

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from East Central Regional Wd-Gf water system

The East Central Regional Wd-Gf water system supplies Kinyon Township: about 19% of residents live in its service area. About 81% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 5,995 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 percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. ND1801062.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Kinyon Township

100% of 54 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Halstad TelephoneFiber96%1,000/1,000
CenturyLinkDSL19%40/3
Polar TelecommunicationsFiber4%1,000/1,000
MidcoFixed wireless100%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless56%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless37%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 Kinyon Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Kinyon Township.

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

Kinyon Township kids go to
PK–5Northern Cass Elementary Schoolin Hunter
6–8Northern Cass Middle Schoolin Hunter
9–12Northern Cass High Schoolin Hunter

Kinyon Township is in Northern Cass Public School District 97.

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.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Kinyon Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Kinyon TownshipZIP’s residents in Kinyon Township
58036Gardner, ND70%20%
58038Grandin, ND30%11%

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 Kinyon Township

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

The East Central Regional Wd-Gf water system (EPA ID ND1801062). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Kinyon Township?

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 Kinyon Township?

Halstad Telephone, CenturyLink, Polar Telecommunications, Midco, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Kinyon Township?

58036 (70%), 58038 (30%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Kinyon Township in?

Northern Cass Public School District 97.

How do I register to vote in Kinyon Township?

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: 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.