Photo: Andrew Filer · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Park River, ND: what to set up and who to call
Park River runs its own electric utility, City of Park River. Tap water in most of Park River comes from City of Park River, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Park River, 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 Park River.
Power comes from City of Park River
City of Park River (City of Park River - (ND)), a municipal utility, serves all of Park River.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Park River
City of Park River supplies Park River: about 50% of residents live in its service area. About 50% 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 1,403 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 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. ND5000773.
3 home internet providers serve Park River
100% of 847 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polar Telecommunications | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 73% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 61% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Consolidated Waste, Ltd. picks up trash in Park River
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Park River, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Plastics
- Aluminum cans
- Tin food cans
- Narrow neck bottles with the #1 or #2 on the bottle
- Paper bags and corrugated boxes
- All 100% cotton clothing
- Any type of holiday, birthday or special occasion cards
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cityofparkriver.com →
From cityofparkriver.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2025-05-21, 2025-11-05. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Park River is in Park River Area Public School District 8.
B−School 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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.
Park River is in ZIP code 58270
ZIP codes where Park River residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Park River | ZIP’s residents in Park River |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58270 | Park River, ND | 100% | 73% |
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 Park River
Who supplies Park River’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
City of Park River (EPA ID ND5000773). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Park River?
City of Park River (City of Park River - (ND)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Park River?
Polar Telecommunications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Park River?
58270. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Park River in?
Park River Area Public School District 8.
How do I register to vote in Park River?
North Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls. Elections here are run by the Walsh County Audior. 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: Park River’s own website (cityofparkriver.com), read Oct 23, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.