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The Michigan Township handbook

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

Tap water in Michigan Township comes from the East Central Regional Wd-Gf water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Fiber reaches 100% of addresses in Michigan Township.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Michigan 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 Michigan Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Xcel Energy

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from East Central Regional Wd-Gf water system

The East Central Regional Wd-Gf water system supplies almost all of Michigan Township. It draws ground water and serves 5,995 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. ND1801062.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Michigan Township

100% of 56 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Polar TelcomFiber100%1,000/1,000
CenturyLinkDSL23%40/3
MidcoFixed wireless100%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless21%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless20%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 Michigan Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Michigan Township.

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

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

Most of Michigan Township (66%) is in Central Valley Public School District 3; parts are in Thompson Public School District 61 (32%).

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, electionsMichigan Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereGrand Forks County AuditorElections here are run by Grand Forks County (county election office). P.O. Box 5726, Grand Forks, ND 58206-5726 · (701) 780-8200 · [email protected]FVAP, Oct 2022
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 Oct 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Michigan Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Michigan TownshipZIP’s residents in Michigan Township
58275Reynolds, ND71%12%
58278Thompson, ND29%2%

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 Michigan Township

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

The East Central Regional Wd-Gf water system (EPA ID ND1801062). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Michigan 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 Michigan Township?

Polar Telcom, CenturyLink, Midco, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Michigan Township?

58275 (71%), 58278 (29%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Michigan Township in?

Central Valley Public School District 3. Parts of the city are in Thompson Public School District 61.

How do I register to vote in Michigan Township?

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