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The Starbuck Township handbook

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

Most mail in Starbuck Township goes to 58748 (59% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. The ER is a drive from Starbuck Township: the closest is St. Andrew's Hospital, 15.9 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Starbuck Township, 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 Starbuck Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Montana-Dakota Utilities

Montana-Dakota Utilities (Montana-Dakota Utilities Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Starbuck 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.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Starbuck Township

100% of 13 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Turtle Mountain CommunicationsFiber85%1,000/1,000
SRTFiber15%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless23%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Starbuck Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Starbuck Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Starbuck Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Starbuck Township kids go to
PK–6Newburg-United Elementary Schoolin Newburg
7–12Newburg-United High Schoolin Newburg

Most of Starbuck Township (90%) is in Newburg United Public School District 54; parts are in Westhope Public School District 17 (8%) and Bottineau Public School District 1 (2%).

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

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsStarbuck Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereBottineau County AuditorElections here are run by Bottineau County (county election office). 314 W 5th St, Ste 10, Bottineau, ND 58318-1268 · (701) 228-2225 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2021
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 Jun 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Starbuck Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Starbuck TownshipZIP’s residents in Starbuck Township
58748Kramer, ND59%11%
58783Souris, ND41%4%

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 Starbuck Township

Who provides electricity in Starbuck 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 Starbuck Township?

Turtle Mountain Communications, SRT, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Starbuck Township?

58748 (59%), 58783 (41%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Starbuck Township in?

Newburg United Public School District 54. Parts of the city are in Westhope Public School District 17 and Bottineau Public School District 1.

How do I register to vote in Starbuck Township?

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.

  • 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.