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The Rice Lake Township handbook

Living in Rice Lake Township, ND: what to set up and who to call

Most mail in Rice Lake Township goes to 58735 (84% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. The nearest emergency room is Trinity Hospitals, 20.6 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Rice Lake Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerXcel Energyinvestor-owned utility · 13.5¢/kWhMore →Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Rice Lake Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolLewis and Clark Public School District 161Which school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteNot requiredRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes58735, 58779Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Rice Lake Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Xcel Energy

Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Rice Lake Township. Its homes paid an average of 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $104 a month (its average across North Dakota).

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Rice Lake Township

100% of 162 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SRTFiber97%1,000/1,000
Reservation Telephone CooperativeFiber3%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless2%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Rice Lake Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Rice Lake Township.

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

Rice Lake Township kids go to
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your address
7–123 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Rice Lake Township (53%) is in Lewis and Clark Public School District 161; parts are in South Prairie Public School District 70 (47%).

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, electionsRice Lake Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereWard County AuditorElections here are run by Ward County (county election office). P.O. Box 5005, Minot, ND 58702-5005 · (701) 857-6420 · [email protected]FVAP, Aug 2026
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 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Rice Lake Township spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Rice Lake Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Rice Lake TownshipZIP’s residents in Rice Lake Township
58735Douglas, ND84%18%
58779Ryder, ND16%3%

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.

Nearest emergency roomTrinity Hospitals20.6 miles awayGet a library cardMax Community Library215 Main Street · (701) 679-2263

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Rice Lake Township

Who provides electricity in Rice Lake Township?

Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Rice Lake Township?

SRT, Reservation Telephone Cooperative, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Rice Lake Township?

58735 (84%), 58779 (16%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Rice Lake Township in?

Lewis and Clark Public School District 161. Parts of the city are in South Prairie Public School District 70.

How do I register to vote in Rice Lake Township?

North Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls. Elections here are run by the Ward County Auditor. Check your registration at vip.sos.nd.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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.