Photo: The original uploader was Dekkanar at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Elk Point, SD: what to set up and who to call
Elk Point runs its own electric utility, City of Elk Point. Elk Point-Jefferson Community/School Library, at 402 S Douglas, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Elk Point, 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 Elk Point.
Power comes from City of Elk Point
City of Elk Point (City of Elk Point), a municipal utility, serves all of Elk Point.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Elk Point water system
The Elk Point water system supplies Elk Point: about 50% of residents live in its service area. About 50% 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 2,124 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 2023, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 69% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. SD4600116.
7 home internet providers serve Elk Point
100% of 904 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midco | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 100% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Bluepeak | Cable, Fiber | 81% | 5,000/5,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 75% | 40/3 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 94% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 90% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 57% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Elk Point’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Elk Point.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Elk Point is in Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7.
B−School 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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Elk Point is in ZIP code 57025
ZIP codes where Elk Point residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Elk Point | ZIP’s residents in Elk Point |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57025 | Elk Point, SD | 100% | 73% |
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 Elk Point
Who supplies Elk Point’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Elk Point water system (EPA ID SD4600116). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Elk Point?
City of Elk Point (City of Elk Point), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Elk Point?
Midco, Bluepeak, CenturyLink, Nextlink, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Elk Point?
57025. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Elk Point in?
Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7.
How do I register to vote in Elk Point?
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 Union 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.