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The North Viking Township handbook

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

Tap water in North Viking Township comes from Central Plains Water District, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb. The nearest emergency room is SMP Health St. Aloisius, 25.3 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in North Viking 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 North Viking Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Otter Tail Power

Otter Tail Power (Otter Tail Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of North Viking Township. Its homes paid an average of 11.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $120 a month (its average across North Dakota).

Start or move service: ottertail.com · (866) 410-8780

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 Central Plains Water District

Central Plains Water District supplies almost all of North Viking Township. It draws ground water and serves 3,504 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 percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2024, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.3 ppb. That’s higher than 51% 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. ND5201309.

Internet

2 home internet providers serve North Viking Township

100% of 25 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
North Dakota Telephone CompanyFiber100%10,000/10,000
T-MobileFixed wireless56%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have North Viking Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in North Viking Township.

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

North Viking Township kids go to
PK–8Maddock Elementary Schoolin Maddock
9–12Maddock High Schoolin Maddock

North Viking Township is in Maddock Public School District 9.

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, electionsNorth Viking Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereBenson County AuditorElections here are run by Benson County (county election office). Its listing was last updated in 2015, so we don’t show its contacts: check vip.sos.nd.gov.FVAP, Aug 2015
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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

North Viking Township is in ZIP code 58348

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of North Viking TownshipZIP’s residents in North Viking Township
58348Maddock, ND100%8%

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 North Viking Township

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

Central Plains Water District (EPA ID ND5201309). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in North Viking Township?

Otter Tail Power (Otter Tail Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve North Viking Township?

North Dakota Telephone Company, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in North Viking Township?

58348. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is North Viking Township in?

Maddock Public School District 9.

How do I register to vote in North Viking Township?

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