Living in Palatine Township, SD: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Palatine Township comes from Davison Rural Water System Inc, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb. For an emergency, Avera Queen of Peace is the closest ER, 19.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Palatine Township, 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 Palatine Township.
Power comes from NorthWestern Energy
NorthWestern Energy (NorthWestern Energy - (SD)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Palatine Township. Its homes paid an average of 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $125 a month (its average across South Dakota).
Start or move service: northwesternenergy.com · (800) 245-6977
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Davison Rural Water System Inc
Davison Rural Water System Inc supplies Palatine Township: about 84% of residents live in its service area. Mid-Dakota Rural Water serves another 20%. About 10% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Randall Community Water District and By Water District as sellers) and serves 3,485 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 2022, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 57% 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. SD4601090.
3 home internet providers serve Palatine Township
100% of 36 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santel | Fiber | 69% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Golden West Telecommunications | Fiber | 31% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 11% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Palatine Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Palatine Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Palatine Township (99%) is in Plankinton School District 01-1.
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.
Palatine Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Palatine Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Palatine Township | ZIP’s residents in Palatine Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57368 | Plankinton, SD | 78% | 4% |
| 57363 | Mount Vernon, SD | 22% | 2% |
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 Palatine Township
Who supplies Palatine Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Davison Rural Water System Inc (EPA ID SD4601090). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Palatine Township?
NorthWestern Energy (NorthWestern Energy - (SD)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Palatine Township?
Santel, Golden West Telecommunications, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Palatine Township?
57368 (78%), 57363 (22%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Palatine Township in?
Plankinton School District 01-1.
How do I register to vote in Palatine Township?
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 Aurora 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.