Municipal Department
City of Fargo Utility Billing Department
Serving Fargo
Population served
120,762
State system code
FIPS 38
Billing frequency
Monthly. Fargo water and sewer charges are billed monthly, with bills due on or before the 20th day after the billing date.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
City of Fargo Utility Billing Department operates as a municipal department serving Fargo. Customers should use the provider’s current account-specific bill and official customer-service instructions as the final authority for deadlines, balances, and service requests.
The published water-rate framework is described as Fargo uses a fixed meter-size minimum plus volumetric usage. A 5/8-inch meter minimum is $10.40 per month, with consumption above 2,000 gallons charged at $5.70 per 1,000 gallons up to 200,000 gallons; higher-volume tiers are $5.45 and $5.05 per 1,000 gallons. Residential sewer is a flat $25 per month, while commercial and multifamily sewer is $2.55 per 1,000 gallons with a $25 minimum.. Bills are generated monthly. fargo water and sewer charges are billed monthly, with bills due on or before the 20th day after the billing date., and a typical residential cost reference is For a 5/8-inch residential meter using 5,000 gallons, the posted tariff gives approximately $27.50 water ($10.40 minimum plus three 1,000-gallon increments at $5.70) and $25.00 residential sewer, or about $52.50 per month before the separately billed garbage, storm sewer, forestry, mosquito-control, and street-lighting charges.. These descriptions are useful planning benchmarks; actual charges can change with meter size, usage, sewer averaging, local taxes, drought stages, or account-specific fees.
Wastewater and sewer calculation
Residential wastewater is a flat $25.00 monthly charge and is not calculated as a percentage of water intake. Commercial and multifamily sewer uses metered water consumption at $2.55 per 1,000 gallons with a $25.00 monthly minimum. The reviewed Fargo pages do not publish a winter-average formula.
Meter and infrastructure notes
Fargo is replacing city water meters with an advanced metering infrastructure system implemented with Core & Main and VEPO Metering. The new system provides timely/on-demand readings instead of once-monthly reads, real-time account transfer and shutoff readings, usage history, and leak alerts; installation is phased by property location and preceded by a notice to schedule an appointment.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. The reviewed Fargo utility-billing pages identify the Utility Billing Department and payment contacts but do not publish a dedicated 24/7 water-main/leak emergency number. General Utility Billing is (701) 241-1324 and payments are (701) 401-9974.
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A practical reference for Fargo
City of Fargo Utility Billing Department is listed here as a municipal department. The profile separates account actions—such as paying a bill or requesting service—from explanatory material about rates, meters, wastewater, leaks, and delinquency.
Because utility rules can vary by account class, meter size, service address, billing date, and local ordinance, treat the published bill and current provider website as the final authority. Use this profile to locate the correct channel and prepare better questions for customer service.
If your issue is urgent, start with the provider’s emergency number or official payment route rather than waiting for an email response. Keep a written record of calls, confirmation numbers, notice dates, and documents you submit.