Living in Prairie Township, ND: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Prairie Township comes from Barnes 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. The ER is a drive from Prairie Township: the closest is CHI Mercy Health, 25.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Prairie 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 Prairie Township.
Power comes from Montana-Dakota Utilities
Montana-Dakota Utilities (Montana-Dakota Utilities Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Prairie 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 Barnes Rural Water District
Barnes Rural Water District supplies almost all of Prairie Township. It draws ground water (EPA lists Southeast Wud (Central-Lisbon) as seller) and serves 4,938 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 2024–Dec 2026, 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. ND0201058.
2 home internet providers serve Prairie Township
100% of 28 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dickey Rural Telephone Coop | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 7% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Prairie Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Prairie Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Prairie Township is in Litchville-Marion Public School District 46.
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.
Prairie Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Prairie Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Prairie Township | ZIP’s residents in Prairie Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58461 | Litchville, ND | 93% | 13% |
| 58466 | Marion, ND | 7% | 1% |
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 Prairie Township
Who supplies Prairie Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Barnes Rural Water District (EPA ID ND0201058). 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 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Prairie 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 Prairie Township?
Dickey Rural Telephone Coop, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Prairie Township?
58461 (93%), 58466 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Prairie Township in?
Litchville-Marion Public School District 46.
How do I register to vote in Prairie Township?
North Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls. Elections here are run by the LaMoure 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.