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The Lantry handbook

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

Lantry has no town government of its own, so Dewey County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Eagle Butte School District 20-1. Power in Lantry comes from Moreau-Grand Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

Lantry has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Dewey County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Lantry’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Lantry, 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 Lantry.

Electricity

Power comes from Moreau-Grand Electric Coop

Moreau-Grand Electric Coop (Moreau-Grand Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Lantry.

Start or move service: mge.coop · (605) 865-3511

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 Tri-County Rural Water System

Tri-County Rural Water System supplies almost all of Lantry. It draws surface water and serves 2,190 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.

Lead, 90th percentile4.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 88% 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. SD4600112.

Internet

1 home internet providers serve Lantry

100% of 24 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
CRST Telephone AuthorityFiber100%250/100

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Lantry’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lantry.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileLantry has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Lantry kids go to
K–2Eagle Butte Primary - 02in Eagle Butte
3–6Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03in Eagle Butte
7–8Eagle Butte Jr. High - 06in Eagle Butte
9–12Eagle Butte High School - 01in Eagle Butte

Lantry is in Eagle Butte School District 20-1.

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

No town hall: the county runs things

Lantry is unincorporated, so Dewey County is the local government.

Local governmentDewey CountyLantry is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereDewey County AuditorElections here are run by Dewey County (county election office). PO Box 277, Timber Lake, SD 57656-0277 · (605) 865-3672 · [email protected]FVAP, Jul 2023
Register to voteIn personSouth Dakota has no online registration; you can register in person until 15 days before Election Day or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevip.sdsos.govThe state’s voter lookup

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

Lantry is in ZIP code 57636

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of LantryZIP’s residents in Lantry
57636Lantry, SD100%28%

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 Lantry

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

Tri-County Rural Water System (EPA ID SD4600112). 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 4.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Lantry?

Moreau-Grand Electric Coop (Moreau-Grand Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Lantry?

CRST Telephone Authority (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Lantry?

57636. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Lantry in?

Eagle Butte School District 20-1.

How do I register to vote in Lantry?

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 Dewey 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.