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The Pisek handbook

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

Every home in Pisek is in ZIP code 58273. For emergencies, Pisek is closest to First Care Health Center, 6.3 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Pisek, 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 Pisek.

Electricity

Power comes from Otter Tail Power

Otter Tail Power (Otter Tail Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pisek. 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 Walsh Rural Water District

Walsh Rural Water District supplies almost all of Pisek. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists City of Grafton and City of Park River as sellers) and serves 3,000 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 63% 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. ND5001075.

Internet

2 home internet providers serve Pisek

100% of 51 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Polar TelecommunicationsFiber100%1,000/1,000
MidcoFixed wireless41%35/5

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Pisek’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pisek.

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

Pisek kids go to
PK–6Park River Area Elementary Schoolin Park River
7–12Park River Area High Schoolin Park River

Pisek is in Park River Area Public School District 8.

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, electionsPisek’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereWalsh County AudiorElections here are run by Walsh County (county election office). 600 Cooper Ave, Grafton, ND 58237-1535 · (701) 352-2851 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 2025
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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Pisek is in ZIP code 58273

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of PisekZIP’s residents in Pisek
58273Pisek, ND100%41%
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 Pisek

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

Walsh Rural Water District (EPA ID ND5001075). 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 1.5 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Pisek?

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 Pisek?

Polar Telecommunications, Midco (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Pisek?

58273. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Pisek in?

Park River Area Public School District 8.

How do I register to vote in Pisek?

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: 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.