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911 · 701-857-1500

Emergency · Minot Central Dispatch

The numbers a Minot resident needs: 911, the non-emergency dispatch line that changed in May 2026, Public Works, the landfill, transit and the bill.

The numbers a Minot resident actually needs, from the City's own directory and its Central Dispatch page. Every one was read on the City's site on 29 October 2026.

The non-emergency number changed in May 2026

Minot Central Dispatch's non-emergency line is now 701-857-1500. The old 701-852-0111 still works, but it goes straight to the Minot Police Department rather than to dispatch. 911 is unchanged, for anything that is an emergency.

Emergency and police

Emergency

Fire, police, ambulance — anything happening now

Phone
911

Stay on the line even if you called by mistake.

Minot Central Dispatch

Non-emergency dispatch

New in May 2026, and the line that skips the recorded menu. Dispatch covers nineteen fire departments, seven ambulance services, five police departments, City Public Works, the Ward County Highway Department and the Ward County Sheriff.

Minot Police Department

Non-emergency

Animal control and hazardous cargo route information are both option 1 on this number.

Ward County Sheriff's Office

Non-emergency

Ward County Jail

Whether someone has been arrested or is in custody

Crime Stoppers

Anonymous tips

Dialled as 701-85-CRIME.

Minot Fire Department

Administration — not for an emergency

Streets, snow and waste

Public Works Operations

Snow, streets, potholes, garbage and recycling, storm sewer, tall grass

Also the number for a bulk pickup, a roll-off or a valet-service application.

City of Minot Landfill

Scale and landfill office

Hours
Monday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. from 12 October 2026 to 10 April 2027; 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. from 13 April 2026 to 10 October 2026

Household hazardous waste is taken free all year round from City collection customers.

Street light outages

City Engineering

Report a concern

The City's online form for a pothole, long grass or excess debris

Water, sewer and the bill

Water and Sewer Maintenance

Sewer backups, rusty water, hydrant damage, meter leaks, curb stops, service line locates

Utility Billing

The water, sewer and sanitation bill

Water Treatment Plant

Getting around

Minot City Transit

Bus routes and schedules

Hours
Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. — no weekend service

Cash fare $1.50, exact change only and no change given; a day pass bought on the bus is $5.00; children under 6 with an adult ride free. A 31-day pass is $36.00, or $28.00 for a senior (55 and over), a disabled rider or a student, and a 10-ride pass $10.00 or $8.00 — sold at Public Works, Water Billing at City Hall, the Transfer Center machine and Marketplace Foods. Fares have stood since 1 January 2021. Transfers are free, and only at the Transfer Center: ask the driver for a ticket as you get off. The buses run on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Good Friday, Columbus Day and Presidents’ Day and on no other federal holiday.

Road conditions

North Dakota Department of Transportation

Phone
511

Closures, winter road conditions and no-travel advisories statewide.

Minot International Airport

Parking Authority

Souris Basin Transportation

ADA paratransit — booked a day ahead

Complementary service runs 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday to Friday. The answering machine takes requests after hours and at weekends. The administration office and the device for hearing-impaired callers is 701-852-8008. Every request has to be made the day before so the dispatcher can set a pickup and a return time.

City Hall

City Manager's office

The same number reaches the City Council.

City Clerk

Assessor

Property valuation

Planning and Zoning

Building Safety

Inspections, contractor licences, the extraterritorial zone

Municipal Court

Public Information Officer

Warnings and health

Hyper-Reach

Ward County's reverse 9-1-1 sign-up

A call, text or email when something is declared — a snow emergency, a weather warning, a boil order.

First District Health Unit

Public health for Ward County

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