Eastwood Park Bridge · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Minot, ND: what to set up and who to call
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). Trains stop in Minot.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Minot, 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.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Minot. 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 almost all of Minot. 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.
5 home internet providers serve Minot
100% of 15,620 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRT | Fiber, DSL | 100% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Midco | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/350 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 75% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 74% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 57% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Minot’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Minot.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Minot (94%) is in Minot Public School District 1; parts are in Nedrose Public School District 4 (6%).
CSchool gradeSee 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 Aug 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.
Minot spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Minot residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Minot | ZIP’s residents in Minot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58701 | Minot, ND | 56% | 84% |
| 58703 | Minot, ND | 43% | 88% |
A few homes fall in 58707. 58702 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Minot
Who supplies Minot’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?
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 Minot?
SRT, Midco, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Minot?
58701 (56%), 58703 (43%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Minot in?
Minot Public School District 1. Parts of the city are in Nedrose Public School District 4.
How do I register to vote in Minot?
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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.