Photo: MathUser2929 · Public domainLiving in Agency Village, SD: what to set up and who to call
Agency Village has no town government of its own, so Roberts County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Sisseton School District 54-2. Tap water in most of Agency Village comes from Old Agency Water System, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.7 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Agency Village, 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 Agency Village.
Power comes from Otter Tail Power
Otter Tail Power (Otter Tail Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Agency Village. Its homes paid an average of 11.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $123 a month (its average across South Dakota).
Start or move service: ottertail.com · (866) 410-8780
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Old Agency Water System
Old Agency Water System supplies Agency Village: about 64% of residents live in its service area. BDM Rural Water System serves another 37%. About 8% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists BDM Rural Water System as seller) and serves 1,180 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 57% of similar systems’ latest results.
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. 084690458.
3 home internet providers serve Agency Village
100% of 232 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture Communications | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 28% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 26% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Agency Village’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Agency Village.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Agency Village is in Sisseton School District 54-2.
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Agency Village is unincorporated, so Roberts County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Agency Village is in ZIP code 57262
ZIP codes where Agency Village residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Agency Village | ZIP’s residents in Agency Village |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57262 | Sisseton, SD | 100% | 15% |
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 Agency Village
Who supplies Agency Village’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Old Agency Water System (EPA ID 084690458). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.7 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Agency Village?
Otter Tail Power (Otter Tail Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Agency Village?
Venture Communications, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Agency Village?
57262. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Agency Village in?
Sisseton School District 54-2.
How do I register to vote in Agency Village?
South Dakota has no online registration; you can register in person until 15 days before Election Day or by mail (received 15 days before). Elections here are run by the Roberts County Auditor. Check your registration at vip.sdsos.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 Aug 3, 2026 (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.