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The Leaf Mountain Township handbook

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

All of Leaf Mountain Township gets its mail under one ZIP code, 58727. For an emergency, Tioga Medical Center is the closest ER, 25.8 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Leaf Mountain 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 Leaf Mountain Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Montana-Dakota Utilities

Montana-Dakota Utilities (Montana-Dakota Utilities Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Leaf Mountain Township. Its homes paid an average of 11.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $92 a month (its average across North Dakota).

Start or move service: montana-dakota.com · (800) 638-3278

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 R & T Water System

R & T Water System supplies almost all of Leaf Mountain Township. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Western Area Water Supply Authority as seller) and serves 1,003 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.7 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 65% 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. ND5301152.

Internet

2 home internet providers serve Leaf Mountain Township

100% of 18 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Northwest CommunicationsFiber100%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless11%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Leaf Mountain Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Leaf Mountain Township.

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

Leaf Mountain Township kids go to
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Leaf Mountain Township (73%) is in Burke Central Public School District 36; parts are in Powers Lake Public School District 27 (27%).

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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Leaf Mountain Township is in ZIP code 58727

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Leaf Mountain TownshipZIP’s residents in Leaf Mountain Township
58727Columbus, ND100%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 Leaf Mountain Township

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

R & T Water System (EPA ID ND5301152). 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 1.7 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Leaf Mountain Township?

Montana-Dakota Utilities (Montana-Dakota Utilities Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Leaf Mountain Township?

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

What ZIP codes are in Leaf Mountain Township?

58727. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Leaf Mountain Township in?

Burke Central Public School District 36. Parts of the city are in Powers Lake Public School District 27.

How do I register to vote in Leaf Mountain Township?

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