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The Fairview Township handbook

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

Tap water in Fairview Township comes from Clay Rural Water System, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb. Power in Fairview Township comes from Clay-Union Electric, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Fairview Township, 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 Fairview Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Clay-Union Electric

Clay-Union Electric (Clay-Union Electric Corp), a cooperative utility, serves all of Fairview Township.

Start or move service: clayunionelectric.coop · (605) 624-2673

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 Clay Rural Water System

Clay Rural Water System supplies almost all of Fairview Township. It draws ground water (EPA lists Vermillion as seller) and serves 4,780 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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 3.0 ppb. That’s lower than 57% 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. SD4600626.

Internet

9 home internet providers serve Fairview Township

100% of 355 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SantelFiber75%1,000/1,000
CenturyLinkDSL36%60/5
MidcoFiber, Fixed wireless, Cable31%5,000/5,000
BluepeakFiber4%5,000/5,000
VerizonFixed wireless65%300/20
Rise BroadbandFixed wireless39%50/10

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Fairview Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fairview Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Fairview Township 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.

Fairview Township kids go to
PK–5Vermillion Elementary - 05in Vermillion
6–8Vermillion Middle School - 02in Vermillion
9–12Vermillion High School - 01in Vermillion

Fairview Township is in Vermillion School District 13-1.

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

Fairview Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Fairview TownshipZIP’s residents in Fairview Township
57010Burbank, SD66%65%
57069Vermillion, SD34%2%

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 Fairview Township

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

Clay Rural Water System (EPA ID SD4600626). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Fairview Township?

Clay-Union Electric (Clay-Union Electric Corp), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Fairview Township?

Santel, CenturyLink, Midco, Bluepeak, Verizon, Rise Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Fairview Township?

57010 (66%), 57069 (34%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Fairview Township in?

Vermillion School District 13-1.

How do I register to vote in Fairview Township?

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 Clay 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.