Living in Menno, SD: what to set up and who to call
The Menno water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.0 ppb, was higher than 94% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Menno has its own library, Menno Community-School Library, at 410 S 5th Street.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Menno, 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 Menno.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Menno. Its homes paid an average of 13.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $101 a month (its average across South Dakota).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Menno water system
The Menno water system supplies almost all of Menno. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists By Water District as seller) and serves 614 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 6.0 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. SD4600205.
1 home internet providers serve Menno
100% of 366 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden West Telecommunications | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Menno’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Menno.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Menno is in Menno School District 33-2.
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 Aug 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Menno is in ZIP code 57045
ZIP codes where Menno residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Menno | ZIP’s residents in Menno |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57045 | Menno, SD | 100% | 59% |
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 Menno
Who supplies Menno’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Menno water system (EPA ID SD4600205). 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 6.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Menno?
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Menno?
Golden West Telecommunications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Menno?
57045. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Menno in?
Menno School District 33-2.
How do I register to vote in Menno?
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 Hutchinson 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.