Valley City Municipal Auditorium · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Valley City, ND: what to set up and who to call
Valley City runs its own electric utility, City of Valley City. Tap water in most of Valley City comes from Barnes Rural Water District, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Valley City, 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 Valley City.
Power comes from City of Valley City
City of Valley City (City of Valley City), a municipal utility, serves all of Valley City.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Barnes Rural Water District
Barnes Rural Water District supplies Valley City: about 50% of residents live in its service area. About 50% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Southeast Wud (Central-Lisbon) as seller) and serves 4,938 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 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. ND0201058.
6 home internet providers serve Valley City
100% of 2,610 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEK Communications Cooperative | Fiber | 100% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Cable Services | Cable | 95% | 150/15 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 34% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 46% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 21% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 16% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Valley City
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Valley City, from the town’s own site.
Valley City Transfer Station
11476 35th St SE
- Mon8 am–4:30 pm
- Tue8 am–4:30 pm
- Wed8 am–4:30 pm
- Thu8 am–4:30 pm
- Fri8 am–4:30 pm
- Sat9 am–noon
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum cans
- Tin cans
- Plastic Numbers 1 & 2 only
- Magazines
- Paper
- Cardboard
- Glass (no flat glass)
Valley Recycling
115 12th Avenue SE
Valley Recycling Center South Location
11481 35th St SE
From valleycity.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-04-24, 2026-04-24T08:09:19+00:00, 2026-09-01. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Valley City is in Valley City Public School District 2.
B+School gradeSee 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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.
Valley City is in ZIP code 58072
ZIP codes where Valley City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Valley City | ZIP’s residents in Valley City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58072 | Valley City, ND | 100% | 82% |
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 Valley City
Who supplies Valley City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Barnes Rural Water District (EPA ID ND0201058). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Valley City?
City of Valley City (City of Valley City), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Valley City?
BEK Communications Cooperative, Cable Services, CenturyLink, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Valley City?
58072. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Valley City in?
Valley City Public School District 2.
How do I register to vote in Valley City?
North Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls. Elections here are run by the Barnes 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: Valley City’s own website (valleycity.us), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.