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The Chancellor handbook

Living in Chancellor, SD: what to set up and who to call

Tap water in Chancellor comes from the Chancellor water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Public schools here are run by Lennox School District 41-4.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Chancellor, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Chancellor.

Electricity

Power comes from Xcel Energy

Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Chancellor. Its homes paid an average of 13.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $101 a month (its average across South Dakota).

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Chancellor water system

The Chancellor water system supplies almost all of Chancellor. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists South Lincoln Rural Water System as seller) and serves 266 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. SD4600087.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Chancellor

87% of 141 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 28% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
BluepeakCable, DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber84%5,000/5,000
Alliance Communications CooperativeFiber7%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless42%25/6
T-MobileFixed wireless16%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Chancellor’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Chancellor.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Chancellor or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Chancellor kids go to
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Lennox Jr. High - 08in Lennox
9–12Lennox High School - 01in Lennox

Chancellor is in Lennox School District 41-4.

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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Chancellor is in ZIP code 57015

ZIP codes where Chancellor residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of ChancellorZIP’s residents in Chancellor
57015Chancellor, SD100%34%
Area code605Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Chancellor

Who supplies Chancellor’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Chancellor water system (EPA ID SD4600087). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Chancellor?

Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Chancellor?

Bluepeak, Alliance Communications Cooperative, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Chancellor?

57015. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Chancellor in?

Lennox School District 41-4.

How do I register to vote in Chancellor?

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 Turner 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.