Photo: devriesm · CC BY 2.0Living in Hot Springs, SD: what to set up and who to call
All of Hot Springs gets its mail under one ZIP code, 57747. Fiber reaches 100% of addresses in Hot Springs.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hot Springs, 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 Hot Springs.
Power comes from Black Hills Energy
Black Hills Energy (Black Hills Power, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hot Springs. 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 Hot Springs water system
The Hot Springs water system supplies Hot Springs: about 69% of residents live in its service area. Southern Black Hills Water serves another 32%. About 15% 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 3,395 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 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 80% 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. SD4600163.
3 home internet providers serve Hot Springs
100% of 1,685 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden West Telecommunications | Fiber, DSL | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 71% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 8% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Hot Springs is Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Hot Springs, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Tue, Wed or Thu)The town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
- RecyclingOnce a month, Wed
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum bottles
- Coffee cans
- Empty paint cans
- Empty aerosol cans
From cms3.revize.com, hotspringssd.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2015. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hot Springs is in Hot Springs School District 23-2.
C+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 Jul 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Hot Springs is in ZIP code 57747
ZIP codes where Hot Springs residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hot Springs | ZIP’s residents in Hot Springs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57747 | Hot Springs, SD | 100% | 60% |
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 Hot Springs
Who supplies Hot Springs’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Hot Springs water system (EPA ID SD4600163). 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 3.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hot Springs?
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 Hot Springs?
Golden West Telecommunications, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hot Springs?
57747. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hot Springs in?
Hot Springs School District 23-2.
How do I register to vote in Hot Springs?
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 Fall River 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: Hot Springs’ own website (cms3.revize.com, hotspringssd.gov), read Oct 23, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.