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The Walcott handbook

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

Tap water in Walcott comes from the City of Walcott water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Power in Walcott comes from Cass County Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Walcott, 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 Walcott.

Electricity

Power comes from Cass County Elec Coop

Cass County Elec Coop (Cass County Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Walcott. Its homes paid an average of 12.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $131 a month (its average across North Dakota).

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Walcott water system

The City of Walcott water system supplies almost all of Walcott. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Southeast Wud (East) as seller) and serves 235 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.2 ppb. 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. ND3900976.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Walcott

100% of 128 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Polar TelecommunicationsFiber100%1,000/1,000
MidcoFixed wireless100%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless44%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless18%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 Walcott’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Walcott.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Walcott 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.

Walcott kids go to
PK–5Kindred Elementary Schoolin Kindred
6–8Kindred Middle Schoolin Kindred
9–12Kindred High Schoolin Kindred

Walcott is in Kindred Public School District 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, electionsWalcott’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereRichland County AuditorElections here are run by Richland County (county election office). 418 2nd Ave N, Wahpeton, ND 58075-4400 · (701) 642-7700 · [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

Walcott is in ZIP code 58077

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of WalcottZIP’s residents in Walcott
58077Walcott, ND100%31%
Area code701Wikidata

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 Walcott

Who supplies Walcott’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The City of Walcott water system (EPA ID ND3900976). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Walcott?

Cass County Elec Coop (Cass County Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Walcott?

Polar Telecommunications, Midco, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Walcott?

58077. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Walcott in?

Kindred Public School District 2.

How do I register to vote in Walcott?

North Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls. Elections here are run by the Richland 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.