Living in Bijou Hills, SD: what to set up and who to call
Bijou Hills has no town government of its own, so Brule County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Kimball School District 07-2. The ER is a drive from Bijou Hills: the closest is Avera Gregory Hospital, 17.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bijou Hills, 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 Bijou Hills.
Power comes from NorthWestern Energy
NorthWestern Energy (NorthWestern Energy - (SD)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bijou Hills. Its homes paid an average of 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $125 a month (its average across South Dakota).
Start or move service: northwesternenergy.com · (800) 245-6977
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Randall Community Water District
Randall Community Water District supplies almost all of Bijou Hills. It draws surface water and serves 6,248 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 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 7.0 ppb. That’s higher than 87% 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. SD4600433.
1 home internet providers serve Bijou Hills
100% of 6 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midstate Communications | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bijou Hills’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bijou Hills.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Bijou Hills (45%) is in Kimball School District 07-2; parts are in Chamberlain School District 07-1 (36%) and Platte-Geddes School District 11-5 (19%).
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
Bijou Hills is unincorporated, so Brule County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Bijou Hills is in ZIP code 57369
ZIP codes where Bijou Hills residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bijou Hills | ZIP’s residents in Bijou Hills |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57369 | Platte, SD | 100% | 0% |
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 Bijou Hills
Who supplies Bijou Hills’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Randall Community Water District (EPA ID SD4600433). 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 4.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bijou Hills?
NorthWestern Energy (NorthWestern Energy - (SD)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bijou Hills?
Midstate Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bijou Hills?
57369. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bijou Hills in?
Kimball School District 07-2. Parts of the city are in Chamberlain School District 07-1 and Platte-Geddes School District 11-5.
How do I register to vote in Bijou Hills?
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 Brule 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.