Photo: Psotoid at English Wikipedia · Public domainLiving in Stanton, ND: what to set up and who to call
Stanton runs its own electric utility, City of Stanton. For emergencies, Stanton is closest to Sakakawea Medical Center - Cah, 10.8 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Stanton, 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 Stanton.
Power comes from City of Stanton
City of Stanton (City of Stanton - (ND)), a municipal utility, serves all of Stanton.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Stanton water system
The City of Stanton water system supplies Stanton: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Omnd Water Treatment Plant as seller) and serves 366 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.5 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. ND2900902.
2 home internet providers serve Stanton
100% of 286 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midco | Cable | 100% | 1,250/250 |
| West River Telecommunications Cooperative | Fiber | 100% | 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 Stanton’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Stanton.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Stanton is in Center-Stanton Public School District 1.
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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.
Stanton is in ZIP code 58571
ZIP codes where Stanton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Stanton | ZIP’s residents in Stanton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58571 | Stanton, ND | 100% | 60% |
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 Stanton
Who supplies Stanton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Stanton water system (EPA ID ND2900902). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.5 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Stanton?
City of Stanton (City of Stanton - (ND)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Stanton?
Midco, West River Telecommunications Cooperative (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Stanton?
58571. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Stanton in?
Center-Stanton Public School District 1.
How do I register to vote in Stanton?
North Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls. Elections here are run by the Mercer 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.