Photo: afiler from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Lakota, ND: what to set up and who to call
Lakota runs its own electric utility, City of Lakota. The City of Lakota water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 7.7 ppb, was higher than 96% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lakota, 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 Lakota.
Power comes from City of Lakota
City of Lakota (City of Lakota - (ND)), a municipal utility, serves all of Lakota.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Lakota water system
The City of Lakota water system supplies Lakota: about 92% of residents live in its service area. About 8% 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 Tri-County Water District as seller) and serves 672 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 7.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 66.0 ppb. That’s higher than 96% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. ND3200536.
3 home internet providers serve Lakota
100% of 349 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polar Telecommunications | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 80% | 25/6 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 21% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lakota’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lakota.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lakota is in Lakota Public School District 66.
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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.
Lakota is in ZIP code 58344
ZIP codes where Lakota residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lakota | ZIP’s residents in Lakota |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58344 | Lakota, ND | 100% | 76% |
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 Lakota
Who supplies Lakota’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Lakota water system (EPA ID ND3200536). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 7.7 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lakota?
City of Lakota (City of Lakota - (ND)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Lakota?
Polar Telecommunications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lakota?
58344. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lakota in?
Lakota Public School District 66.
How do I register to vote in Lakota?
North Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls. Elections here are run by the Nelson 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.