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The Langford handbook

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

Langford runs its own electric utility, Town of Langford. Almost every address in Langford can get fiber (100%, by the FCC’s map).

I’m new in town

What to set up in Langford, 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 Langford.

Electricity

Power comes from Town of Langford

Town of Langford (Town of Langford- (SD)), a municipal utility, serves all of Langford.

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 Langford water system

The Langford water system supplies almost all of Langford. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists BDM Rural Water System as seller) and serves 283 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.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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 70% 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. SD4600189.

Internet

1 home internet providers serve Langford

100% of 163 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Venture CommunicationsFiber100%1,000/1,000

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Langford’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Langford.

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

Langford kids go to
PK–5Langford Area Elementary - 02Langford School District 45-5
6–8Langford Area Middle School - 03Langford School District 45-5
9–12Langford Area High School - 01Langford School District 45-5

Langford is in Langford School District 45-5.

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

Langford is in ZIP code 57454

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of LangfordZIP’s residents in Langford
57454Langford, SD100%51%

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 Langford

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

The Langford water system (EPA ID SD4600189). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Langford?

Town of Langford (Town of Langford- (SD)), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Langford?

Venture Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Langford?

57454. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Langford in?

Langford School District 45-5.

How do I register to vote in Langford?

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 Marshall 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.