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The Linton Township handbook

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

Linton Township spans 2 ZIP codes; 58756 holds the most residents (80%). The nearest emergency room is Trinity Hospitals, 23.8 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Linton Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerXcel Energyinvestor-owned utility · 13.5¢/kWhMore →Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Linton Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolLewis and Clark Public School District 161Which school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteNot requiredRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes58756, 58779Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Linton Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Xcel Energy

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

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Linton Township

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

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Reservation Telephone CooperativeFiber94%1,000/1,000
SRTFiber6%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless6%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 Linton Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Linton Township.

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

Linton Township kids go to
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your address
7–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Linton Township (97%) is in Lewis and Clark Public School District 161; parts are in Max Public School District 50 (3%).

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, electionsLinton Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereWard County AuditorElections here are run by Ward County (county election office). P.O. Box 5005, Minot, ND 58702-5005 · (701) 857-6420 · [email protected]FVAP, Aug 2026
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 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Linton Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Linton TownshipZIP’s residents in Linton Township
58756Makoti, ND80%5%
58779Ryder, ND20%1%

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.

Nearest emergency roomTrinity Hospitals23.8 miles awayGet a library cardParshall Public Library23 North Main · 4

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Linton Township

Who provides electricity in Linton 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 Linton Township?

Reservation Telephone Cooperative, SRT, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Linton Township?

58756 (80%), 58779 (20%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Linton Township in?

Lewis and Clark Public School District 161. Parts of the city are in Max Public School District 50.

How do I register to vote in Linton Township?

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