Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Niagara, ND: what to set up and who to call
All of Niagara gets its mail under one ZIP code, 58266. For an emergency, Northwood Deaconess Health Center is the closest ER, 20.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Niagara, 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 Niagara.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Niagara. 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 Tri-County Water District
Tri-County Water District supplies almost all of Niagara. It draws ground water (EPA lists Greater Ramsey Water District as seller) and serves 2,501 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.4 ppb. That’s higher than 56% 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. ND3201072.
4 home internet providers serve Niagara
100% of 39 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polar Telecommunications | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Midco | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 49% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 26% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Niagara’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Niagara.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Niagara is in Dakota Prairie 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 Oct 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.
Niagara is in ZIP code 58266
ZIP codes where Niagara residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Niagara | ZIP’s residents in Niagara |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58266 | Niagara, ND | 100% | 24% |
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 Niagara
Who supplies Niagara’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Tri-County Water District (EPA ID ND3201072). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.2 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Niagara?
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 Niagara?
Polar Telecommunications, Midco, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Niagara?
58266. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Niagara in?
Dakota Prairie Public School District 1.
How do I register to vote in Niagara?
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.