Living in Pickstown, SD: what to set up and who to call
Pickstown runs its own electric utility, Town of Pickstown. Tap water in Pickstown comes from the Pickstown water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pickstown, 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 Pickstown.
Power comes from Town of Pickstown
Town of Pickstown (Town of Pickstown - (SD)), a municipal utility, serves all of Pickstown.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Pickstown water system
The Pickstown water system supplies almost all of Pickstown. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Randall Community Water District as seller) and serves 230 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.0 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. SD4680001.
3 home internet providers serve Pickstown
100% of 146 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Randall Telephone Company | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 54% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 47% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Pickstown’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pickstown.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Pickstown is in Andes Central School District 11-1.
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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Pickstown is in ZIP code 57367
ZIP codes where Pickstown residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pickstown | ZIP’s residents in Pickstown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57367 | Pickstown, SD | 100% | 98% |
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 Pickstown
Who supplies Pickstown’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Pickstown water system (EPA ID SD4680001). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pickstown?
Town of Pickstown (Town of Pickstown - (SD)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Pickstown?
Fort Randall Telephone Company, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pickstown?
57367. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pickstown in?
Andes Central School District 11-1.
How do I register to vote in Pickstown?
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 Charles Mix 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.