Odd Fellows Home of Dell Rapids · Photo: Amitzel · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Dell Rapids, SD: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Dell Rapids is in ZIP code 57022. Golden West Telecommunications wires most of Dell Rapids, and 100% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Dell Rapids, 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 Dell Rapids.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Dell Rapids. 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.
Water comes from Dell Rapids water system
The Dell Rapids water system supplies almost all of Dell Rapids. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Minnehaha Community Water Corp as seller) and serves 3,633 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 2023, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 67% 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. SD4600105.
4 home internet providers serve Dell Rapids
100% of 1,482 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden West Telecommunications | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 92% | 300/20 |
| GigFire | Fixed wireless | 46% | 150/130 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 27% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Dell Rapids’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Dell Rapids.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Dell Rapids (99%) is in Dell Rapids School District 49-3.
ASchool 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 Jul 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Dell Rapids is in ZIP code 57022
ZIP codes where Dell Rapids residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Dell Rapids | ZIP’s residents in Dell Rapids |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57022 | Dell Rapids, SD | 100% | 74% |
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 Dell Rapids
Who supplies Dell Rapids’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Dell Rapids water system (EPA ID SD4600105). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Dell Rapids?
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 Dell Rapids?
Golden West Telecommunications, Verizon, GigFire, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Dell Rapids?
57022. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Dell Rapids in?
Dell Rapids School District 49-3.
How do I register to vote in Dell Rapids?
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 Minnehaha 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.