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The Lake Washington Township handbook

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

Most mail in Lake Washington Township goes to 58381 (59% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. The ER is a drive from Lake Washington Township: the closest is Carrington Health Center, 24 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Lake Washington 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 Lake Washington Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Otter Tail Power

Otter Tail Power (Otter Tail Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lake Washington 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 almost all of Lake Washington Township. 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

3 home internet providers serve Lake Washington Township

100% of 13 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Dakota CentralFiber77%1,000/1,000
North Dakota Telephone CompanyFiber23%10,000/10,000
VerizonFixed wireless8%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 Lake Washington Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lake Washington Township.

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

Lake Washington Township kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Lake Washington Township (58%) is in New Rockford-Sheyenne Public School District 2; parts are in Warwick Public School District 29 (26%) and Midkota Public School District 7 (17%).

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, electionsLake Washington Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereEddy County AuditorElections here are run by Eddy County (county election office). 524 Central Ave, Ste 201, New Rockford, ND 58356-1652 · (701) 947-2434 x2020 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2025
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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Lake Washington Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Lake Washington TownshipZIP’s residents in Lake Washington Township
58381Warwick, ND59%5%
58464Mchenry, ND41%5%

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 Lake Washington Township

Who supplies Lake Washington 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 Lake Washington 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 Lake Washington Township?

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

What ZIP codes are in Lake Washington Township?

58381 (59%), 58464 (41%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Lake Washington Township in?

New Rockford-Sheyenne Public School District 2. Parts of the city are in Warwick Public School District 29 and Midkota Public School District 7.

How do I register to vote in Lake Washington Township?

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