Sitting Bull Crystal Cavern Dance Pavilion · Photo: 25or6to4 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Colonial Pine Hills, SD: what to set up and who to call
Colonial Pine Hills has no town government of its own, so Pennington County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Rapid City School District 51-4. The closest ER is Monument Health Rapid City Hospital, 5.9 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Colonial Pine 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 Colonial Pine Hills.
Power comes from Black Hills Energy
Black Hills Energy (Black Hills Power, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Colonial Pine Hills. Its homes paid an average of 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $106 a month (its average across South Dakota).
Start or move service: blackhillspower.com · (800) 742-8948
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Colonial Pine Hills Sanitary Distric water system
The Colonial Pine Hills Sanitary Distric water system supplies Colonial Pine Hills: about 47% of residents live in its service area. Spring Canyon Water Company serves another 11%. Ponderosa Park serves another 9%. Whispering Pines Water Association serves another 7%. Highland Hills serves another 6%. About 43% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 1,200 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–Dec 2024, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s lower than 52% 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. SD4600263.
6 home internet providers serve Colonial Pine Hills
86% of 752 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 12% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midco | Cable, Fiber | 83% | 5,000/5,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 67% | 60/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 88% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 26% | 100/20 |
| Wisp West, Celerity Internet | Fixed wireless | 5% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 4% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Colonial Pine Hills’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Colonial Pine Hills.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Colonial Pine Hills is in Rapid City School District 51-4.
CSchool gradeSee 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
Colonial Pine Hills is unincorporated, so Pennington County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Colonial Pine Hills is in ZIP code 57702
ZIP codes where Colonial Pine Hills residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Colonial Pine Hills | ZIP’s residents in Colonial Pine Hills |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57702 | Rapid City, SD | 100% | 6% |
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 Colonial Pine Hills
Who supplies Colonial Pine Hills’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Colonial Pine Hills Sanitary Distric water system (EPA ID SD4600263). 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 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Colonial Pine Hills?
Black Hills Energy (Black Hills Power, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Colonial Pine Hills?
Midco, CenturyLink, Verizon, AT&T, Wisp West, Celerity Internet, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Colonial Pine Hills?
57702. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Colonial Pine Hills in?
Rapid City School District 51-4.
How do I register to vote in Colonial Pine 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 Pennington 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.