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The Rye Township handbook

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

All of Rye Township gets its mail under one ZIP code, 58203. The nearest library is East Grand Forks Campbell Library, 8.0 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Rye Township, 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 Rye Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Xcel Energy

Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Rye 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Agassiz Water Users District

Agassiz Water Users District supplies Rye Township: about 70% of residents live in its service area. East Central Regional Wd-Gf serves another 27%. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists East Central Regional Wd-Gf as seller) and serves 3,438 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.

Lead, 90th percentile3.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 84% 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. ND1801056.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Rye Township

100% of 173 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
MidcoFixed wireless, Fiber100%5,000/5,000
Polar TelcomFiber72%1,000/1,000
CenturyLinkDSL53%60/5
T-MobileFixed wireless21%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless10%25/6
AT&TFixed wireless6%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Rye Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Rye Township.

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

Rye Township kids go to
PK–512 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Rye Township (65%) is in Manvel Public School District 125; parts are in Grand Forks Public School District 1 (35%).

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, electionsRye Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereGrand Forks County AuditorElections here are run by Grand Forks County (county election office). P.O. Box 5726, Grand Forks, ND 58206-5726 · (701) 780-8200 · [email protected]FVAP, Oct 2022
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 Oct 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Rye Township is in ZIP code 58203

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Rye TownshipZIP’s residents in Rye Township
58203Grand Forks, ND100%2%

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 Rye Township

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

Agassiz Water Users District (EPA ID ND1801056). 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 3.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Rye 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 Rye Township?

Midco, Polar Telcom, CenturyLink, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Rye Township?

58203. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Rye Township in?

Manvel Public School District 125. Parts of the city are in Grand Forks Public School District 1.

How do I register to vote in Rye Township?

North Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls. Elections here are run by the Grand Forks 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.