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The Crook City handbook

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

Crook City has no town government of its own, so Lawrence County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Spearfish School District 40-2. Whitewood Public Library, 1.8 miles away, is the closest library to Crook City.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Crook City has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Lawrence County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Crook City’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

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

PowerBlack Hills Energyinvestor-owned utility · 15.1¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve Crook CityData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Crook City’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolSpearfish School District 40-2Which school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteIn personRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code57793Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Crook City.

Electricity

Power comes from Black Hills Energy

Black Hills Energy (Black Hills Power, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Crook City. 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.

Internet

Which providers serve Crook City

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Crook City, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Crook City’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Crook City.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileCrook City has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Crook City kids go to
K–89 schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Crook City (69%) is in Spearfish School District 40-2; parts are in Meade School District 46-1 (31%).

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

No town hall: the county runs things

Crook City is unincorporated, so Lawrence County is the local government.

Local governmentLawrence CountyCrook City is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereLawrence County AuditorElections here are run by Lawrence County (county election office). PO Box F, Deadwood, SD 57732-0678 · (605) 578-1941 · [email protected]FVAP, Jul 2023
Register to voteIn personSouth Dakota has no online registration; you can register in person until 15 days before Election Day or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevip.sdsos.govThe state’s voter lookup

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

Crook City is in ZIP code 57793

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Crook CityZIP’s residents in Crook City
57793Whitewood, SD100%7%

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.

Nearest emergency roomMonument Health Lead-Deadwood Hospital6.3 miles awayGet a library cardWhitewood Public Library1201 Ash St. · (605) 269-2616

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Crook City

Who provides electricity in Crook City?

Black Hills Energy (Black Hills Power, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Crook City?

57793. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Crook City in?

Spearfish School District 40-2. Parts of the city are in Meade School District 46-1.

How do I register to vote in Crook City?

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 Lawrence County Auditor. Check your registration at vip.sdsos.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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): pending.