Living in Sorkness Township, ND: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Sorkness Township goes to 58773 (96% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. The nearest library is Tioga Community Library, 11.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sorkness 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 Sorkness Township.
Power comes from Montana-Dakota Utilities
Montana-Dakota Utilities (Montana-Dakota Utilities Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sorkness 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 R & T Water System
R & T Water System supplies almost all of Sorkness Township. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Western Area Water Supply Authority as seller) and serves 1,003 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 65% 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. ND5301152.
2 home internet providers serve Sorkness Township
85% of 19 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Communications | Fiber | 58% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Reservation Telephone Cooperative | Fiber | 37% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Sorkness Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sorkness Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Sorkness Township (68%) is in Powers Lake Public School District 27; parts are in Tioga Public School District 15 (32%).
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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.
Sorkness Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Sorkness Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sorkness Township | ZIP’s residents in Sorkness Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58773 | Powers Lake, ND | 96% | 3% |
| 58794 | White Earth, ND | 4% | 0% |
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 Sorkness Township
Who supplies Sorkness Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
R & T Water System (EPA ID ND5301152). 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 1.7 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sorkness 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 Sorkness Township?
Northwest Communications, Reservation Telephone Cooperative (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sorkness Township?
58773 (96%), 58794 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sorkness Township in?
Powers Lake Public School District 27. Parts of the city are in Tioga Public School District 15.
How do I register to vote in Sorkness Township?
North Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls. Elections here are run by the Mountrail 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.