Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Living in Beresford, SD: what to set up and who to call
Beresford runs its own electric utility, City of Beresford. Tap water in most of Beresford comes from Clay Rural Water System, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Beresford, 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 Beresford.
Power comes from City of Beresford
City of Beresford (City of Beresford), a municipal utility, serves all of Beresford.
Start or move service: beresfordsd.com · (605) 763-5501
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Clay Rural Water System
Clay Rural Water System supplies Beresford: about 68% of residents live in its service area. Beresford serves another 21%. South Lincoln Rural Water System serves another 12%. About 22% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Vermillion as seller) and serves 4,780 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2024, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. 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. SD4600626.
6 home internet providers serve Beresford
100% of 964 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beresford Municipal Telephone Company | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Bluepeak | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 86% | 25/3 |
| Midco | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 83% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 79% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 8% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Beresford: twice a month, Fri
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Beresford, from the town’s own site.
Beresford Drop-off
102 West Oak Street
- Sat9 am–noon
The town’s page also lists “Tue 2-5 pm; Thu 2-5 pm”, which we couldn’t read as opening hours: check the town’s page for those days.
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
- Newspapers, magazines, shredded paper
- #1 & #2 Plastics (must be rinsed out)
- Tin & Aluminum Cans (must be rinsed out)
- Corrugated Cardboard Only
From beresfordsd.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 03/21/2022. 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.
Beresford is in Beresford School District 61-2.
B−School gradeSee 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.
Beresford is in ZIP code 57004
ZIP codes where Beresford residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Beresford | ZIP’s residents in Beresford |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57004 | Beresford, SD | 100% | 63% |
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 Beresford
Who supplies Beresford’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Clay Rural Water System (EPA ID SD4600626). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Beresford?
City of Beresford (City of Beresford), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Beresford?
Beresford Municipal Telephone Company, Bluepeak, Midco, Rise Broadband, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Beresford?
57004. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Beresford in?
Beresford School District 61-2.
How do I register to vote in Beresford?
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: Beresford’s own website (beresfordsd.com), 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.