Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Hermosa, SD: what to set up and who to call
Hermosa-Old System has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 7.0 ppb, was higher than 94% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Public schools here are run by Custer School District 16-1.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hermosa, 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 Hermosa.
Power comes from Black Hills Energy
Black Hills Energy (Black Hills Power, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hermosa. 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 Hermosa-Old System
Hermosa-Old System supplies almost all of Hermosa. It draws ground water and serves 420 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 7.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 94% 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. SD4600154.
4 home internet providers serve Hermosa
100% of 260 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Rushmore Telephone Company | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Midco | Fiber | 99% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 63% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 10% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hermosa’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hermosa.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hermosa is in Custer School District 16-1.
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.
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.
Hermosa is in ZIP code 57744
ZIP codes where Hermosa residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hermosa | ZIP’s residents in Hermosa |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57744 | Hermosa, SD | 100% | 15% |
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 Hermosa
Who supplies Hermosa’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Hermosa-Old System (EPA ID SD4600154). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 7.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hermosa?
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 Hermosa?
Mt. Rushmore Telephone Company, Midco, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hermosa?
57744. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hermosa in?
Custer School District 16-1.
How do I register to vote in Hermosa?
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 Custer 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.