Living in Spiritwood, ND: what to set up and who to call
Spiritwood has no town government of its own, so Stutsman County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Barnes County North Public School District 7. Fiber reaches 100% of addresses in Spiritwood.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Spiritwood, 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 Spiritwood.
Power comes from Otter Tail Power
Otter Tail Power (Otter Tail Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Spiritwood. 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.
Water comes from Stutsman Rural Water District
Stutsman Rural Water District supplies almost all of Spiritwood. It draws ground water (EPA lists City of Carrington and City of Jamestown as sellers) and serves 5,550 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.2 ppb. That’s higher than 58% 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. ND4701303.
5 home internet providers serve Spiritwood
100% of 29 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota Central | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 86% | 60/5 |
| Midco | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 41% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 24% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Spiritwood’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Spiritwood.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Spiritwood is in Barnes County North Public School District 7.
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Spiritwood is unincorporated, so Stutsman County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.
Spiritwood is in ZIP code 58481
ZIP codes where Spiritwood residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Spiritwood | ZIP’s residents in Spiritwood |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58481 | Spiritwood, ND | 100% | 10% |
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 Spiritwood
Who supplies Spiritwood’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Stutsman Rural Water District (EPA ID ND4701303). 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 1.4 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Spiritwood?
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 Spiritwood?
Dakota Central, CenturyLink, Midco, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Spiritwood?
58481. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Spiritwood in?
Barnes County North Public School District 7.
How do I register to vote in Spiritwood?
North Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls. Elections here are run by the Stutsman 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.