Photo: North Dakota Department of Agriculture · Public domainLiving in Souris, ND: what to set up and who to call
The City of Souris water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Jan 2024. Almost every address in Souris can get fiber (100%, by the FCC’s map).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Souris, 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 Souris.
Power comes from Montana-Dakota Utilities
Montana-Dakota Utilities (Montana-Dakota Utilities Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Souris. 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 City of Souris water system
The City of Souris water system supplies Souris: about 45% of residents live in its service area. About 55% 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 58 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Jan 2024. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 53% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. ND0500887.
2 home internet providers serve Souris
100% of 36 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turtle Mountain Communications | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 86% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Souris’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Souris.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Souris (57%) is in Westhope Public School District 17; parts are in Bottineau Public School District 1 (43%).
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 Jun 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.
Souris is in ZIP code 58783
ZIP codes where Souris residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Souris | ZIP’s residents in Souris |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58783 | Souris, ND | 100% | 12% |
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 Souris
Who supplies Souris’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Souris water system (EPA ID ND0500887). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.8 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Souris?
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 Souris?
Turtle Mountain Communications, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Souris?
58783. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Souris in?
Westhope Public School District 17. Parts of the city are in Bottineau Public School District 1.
How do I register to vote in Souris?
North Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls. Elections here are run by the Bottineau 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.