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The McClusky handbook

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

Tuesday is trash day in McClusky; Double M Sanitation collects. The nearest emergency room is CHI St. Alexius Health Turtle Lake, 21.2 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in McClusky, 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 McClusky.

Electricity

Power comes from Otter Tail Power

Otter Tail Power (Otter Tail Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of McClusky. 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 City of Mc Clusky water system

The City of Mc Clusky water system supplies McClusky: about 50% of residents live in its service area. About 50% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Mclean-Sheridan Water District-System 1 as seller) and serves 380 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 77% 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. ND4200626.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve McClusky

100% of 251 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
West River Telecommunications CooperativeFiber100%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless75%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless61%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in McClusky is Tuesday

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in McClusky, from the town’s own site.

Trash haulerDouble M SanitationPicks up trash in McCluskymccluskynd.com
Trash dayTuesdayEvery week
Pickup calendar

This month

  • TrashEvery week
Drop-off

McClusky City Dump

We couldn’t find its opening hours.

From mccluskynd.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

McClusky kids go to
PK–6McClusky-Goodrich Elementary SchoolMcClusky-Goodrich Public School District 29
7–12McClusky-Goodrich High SchoolMcClusky-Goodrich Public School District 29

McClusky is in McClusky-Goodrich Public School District 29.

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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

McClusky is in ZIP code 58463

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of McCluskyZIP’s residents in McClusky
58463Mcclusky, ND100%54%
Area code701Wikidata

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 McClusky

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

The City of Mc Clusky water system (EPA ID ND4200626). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.3 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in McClusky?

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 McClusky?

West River Telecommunications Cooperative, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in McClusky?

58463. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is McClusky in?

McClusky-Goodrich Public School District 29.

How do I register to vote in McClusky?

North Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls. Elections here are run by the Sheridan 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: McClusky’s own website (mccluskynd.com), read Oct 22, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
  • 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.