Living in Pherrin Township, ND: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Pherrin Township comes from Northwest Rural 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 below detection. Williston Community Library, 8.5 miles away, is the closest library to Pherrin Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pherrin Township, 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 Pherrin Township.
Power comes from Montana-Dakota Utilities
Montana-Dakota Utilities (Montana-Dakota Utilities Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pherrin Township. 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.
Water comes from Northwest Rural Water District
Northwest Rural Water District supplies almost all of Pherrin Township. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Western Area Water Supply Authority as seller) and serves 5,102 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. ND5301079.
3 home internet providers serve Pherrin Township
100% of 405 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Communications | Fiber, DSL | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 75% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 52% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Pherrin Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pherrin Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Pherrin Township (97%) is in Williston Basin Public School District 7; parts are in Nesson Public School District 2 (3%).
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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.
Pherrin Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Pherrin Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pherrin Township | ZIP’s residents in Pherrin Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58801 | Williston, ND | 97% | 2% |
| 58843 | Epping, ND | 3% | 4% |
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 Pherrin Township
Who supplies Pherrin Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Northwest Rural Water District (EPA ID ND5301079). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pherrin Township?
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 Pherrin Township?
Northwest Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pherrin Township?
58801 (97%), 58843 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pherrin Township in?
Williston Basin Public School District 7. Parts of the city are in Nesson Public School District 2.
How do I register to vote in Pherrin Township?
North Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls. Elections here are run by the Williams 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.