Photo: Senior Airman Brittany Y. Auld · Public domainLiving in Minot AFB, ND: what to set up and who to call
Minot AFB has no town government of its own, so Ward County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Minot Public School District 1. The City of Minot water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 13.5 ppb, was higher than 99% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Minot AFB, 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 Minot AFB.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Minot AFB. 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.
Water comes from City of Minot water system
The City of Minot water system supplies Minot AFB: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 48,743 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 13.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 99% 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. ND5100660.
Which providers serve Minot AFB
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Minot AFB, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Minot AFB’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Minot AFB.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Minot AFB (95%) is in Minot Public School District 1; parts are in Glenburn Public School District 26 (5%).
CSchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Minot AFB is unincorporated, so Ward County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.
Minot AFB spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Minot AFB residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Minot AFB | ZIP’s residents in Minot AFB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58704 | Minot Afb, ND | 95% | 100% |
| 58705 | Minot Afb, ND | 5% | 100% |
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 Minot AFB
Who supplies Minot AFB’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Minot water system (EPA ID ND5100660). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 13.5 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Minot AFB?
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Minot AFB?
58704 (95%), 58705 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Minot AFB in?
Minot Public School District 1. Parts of the city are in Glenburn Public School District 26.
How do I register to vote in Minot AFB?
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.
- 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): pending.