Hyden House · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Living in Alcester, SD: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Alcester comes from the Alcester 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 1.0 ppb. Power in Alcester comes from Southeastern Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Alcester, 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 Alcester.
Power comes from Southeastern Electric Coop
Southeastern Electric Coop (Southeastern Electric Coop Inc - (SD)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Alcester. Its homes paid an average of 13.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $151 a month (its average across South Dakota).
Start or move service: southeasternelectric.com · (605) 648-3619
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Alcester water system
The Alcester water system supplies Alcester: about 83% of residents live in its service area. South Lincoln Rural Water System serves another 18%. About 13% 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 South Lincoln Rural Water System as seller) and serves 820 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 51% 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. SD4600004.
4 home internet providers serve Alcester
100% of 391 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Communications Cooperative | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Bluepeak | Cable, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 75% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 74% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 3% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Alcester
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Alcester, from the town’s own site.
City Rubble Site
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From alcester.sdcity.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated ©2026. 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.
Alcester is in Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1.
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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Alcester is in ZIP code 57001
ZIP codes where Alcester residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Alcester | ZIP’s residents in Alcester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57001 | Alcester, SD | 100% | 55% |
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 Alcester
Who supplies Alcester’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Alcester water system (EPA ID SD4600004). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Alcester?
Southeastern Electric Coop (Southeastern Electric Coop Inc - (SD)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Alcester?
Alliance Communications Cooperative, Bluepeak, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Alcester?
57001. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Alcester in?
Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1.
How do I register to vote in Alcester?
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 Union 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: Alcester’s own website (alcester.sdcity.gov), read Oct 22, 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 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.