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The New Leipzig handbook

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

Every home in New Leipzig is in ZIP code 58562. Elgin Public Library, 5.4 miles away, is the closest library to New Leipzig.

I’m new in town

What to set up in New Leipzig, 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 New Leipzig.

Electricity

Power comes from Montana-Dakota Utilities

Montana-Dakota Utilities (Montana-Dakota Utilities Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of New Leipzig. Its homes paid an average of 11.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $92 a month (its average across North Dakota).

Start or move service: montana-dakota.com · (800) 638-3278

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 New Leipzig water system

The City of New Leipzig water system supplies almost all of New Leipzig. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Southwest Water Authority as seller) and serves 221 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 percentile2.2 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 76% 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. ND1900731.

Internet

1 home internet providers serve New Leipzig

100% of 186 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
West River Telecommunications CooperativeFiber100%1,000/1,000

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have New Leipzig’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in New Leipzig.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

New Leipzig kids go to
PK–6Elgin-New Leipzig Elementary Schoolin Elgin
7–12Elgin-New Leipzig High Schoolin Elgin

New Leipzig is in Elgin-New Leipzig Public School District 49.

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 Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

New Leipzig is in ZIP code 58562

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of New LeipzigZIP’s residents in New Leipzig
58562New Leipzig, ND100%52%
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 New Leipzig

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

The City of New Leipzig water system (EPA ID ND1900731). 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 2.2 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in New Leipzig?

Montana-Dakota Utilities (Montana-Dakota Utilities Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve New Leipzig?

West River Telecommunications Cooperative (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in New Leipzig?

58562. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is New Leipzig in?

Elgin-New Leipzig Public School District 49.

How do I register to vote in New Leipzig?

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