Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Medora, ND: what to set up and who to call
Power in Medora comes from Roughrider Electric Cooperativ, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For an emergency, CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson is the closest ER, 33.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Medora, 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 Medora.
Power comes from Roughrider Electric Cooperativ
Roughrider Electric Cooperativ (Roughrider Electric Cooperativ), a cooperative utility, serves all of Medora. Its homes paid an average of 10.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $136 a month (its average across North Dakota).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Medora water system
The City of Medora water system supplies almost all of Medora. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Southwest Water Authority as seller) and serves 112 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.4 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. ND0400638.
1 home internet providers serve Medora
100% of 136 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reservation Telephone Cooperative | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Medora’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Medora.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Medora is in Billings County Public School District 1.
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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.
Medora is in ZIP code 58645
ZIP codes where Medora residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Medora | ZIP’s residents in Medora |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58645 | Medora, ND | 100% | 42% |
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 Medora
Who supplies Medora’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Medora water system (EPA ID ND0400638). 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 2.4 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Medora?
Roughrider Electric Cooperativ (Roughrider Electric Cooperativ), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 10.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Medora?
Reservation Telephone Cooperative (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Medora?
58645. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Medora in?
Billings County Public School District 1.
How do I register to vote in Medora?
North Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls. Elections here are run by the Billings 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.