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The Selz handbook

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

Selz has no town government of its own, so Pierce County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Harvey Public School District 38. Tap water in most of Selz comes from Central Plains 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 of 1.0 ppb.

Selz has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Pierce County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Selz’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Selz, 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 Selz.

Electricity

Power comes from Otter Tail Power

Otter Tail Power (Otter Tail Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Selz. 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 Central Plains Water District

Central Plains Water District supplies Selz: about 68% of residents live in its service area. About 32% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 3,504 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 percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2024, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.3 ppb. That’s higher than 51% 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. ND5201309.

Internet

1 home internet providers serve Selz

100% of 27 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
North Dakota Telephone CompanyFiber100%10,000/10,000

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Selz’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Selz.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileSelz has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Selz kids go to
PK–6BM Hanson Elementary Schoolin Harvey
7–12Harvey High Schoolin Harvey

Selz is in Harvey Public School District 38.

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

No town hall: the county runs things

Selz is unincorporated, so Pierce County is the local government.

Local governmentPierce CountySelz is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections herePierce County AuditorElections here are run by Pierce County (county election office). 240 2nd St SE, Ste 6, Rugby, ND 58368 · (701) 776-5225 x2000 · [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

Selz is in ZIP code 58341

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of SelzZIP’s residents in Selz
58341Harvey, 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 Selz

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

Central Plains Water District (EPA ID ND5201309). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Selz?

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 Selz?

North Dakota Telephone Company (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Selz?

58341. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Selz in?

Harvey Public School District 38.

How do I register to vote in Selz?

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