Photo: WeaponizingArchitecture · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Pierre, SD: what to set up and who to call
Pierre runs its own electric utility, City of Pierre; its homes paid 10.9¢ per kWh in 2025. Pierre has its own library, R. E. Rawlins Municipal Library, at 1000 E. Church St.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pierre, 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 Pierre.
Power comes from City of Pierre
City of Pierre (City of Pierre - (SD)), a municipal utility, serves 92.8% of Pierre residents. Its homes paid an average of 10.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $99 a month (its average across South Dakota).
Start or move service: ci.pierre.sd.us · (605) 773-7341
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Pierre water system
The Pierre water system supplies Pierre: about 71% of residents live in its service area. Mid-Dakota Rural Water serves another 27%. About 12% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 14,091 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2023, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 59% 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. SD4600242.
6 home internet providers serve Pierre
96% of 5,040 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midco | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/350 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 21% | 60/5 |
| Wisp West, Celerity Internet | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 71% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 70% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 51% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Pierre is Tuesday or Thursday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Pierre, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Tue or Thu)Look up your day on cityofpierre.org
Pierre Solid Waste Facility
2800 East Park, Pierre, SD
- Mon8 am–5 pm
- Tue8 am–5 pm
- Wed8 am–5 pm
- Thu8 am–5 pm
- Fri8 am–5 pm
- Sat9 am–1 pm
Cost: Access card free for City of Pierre residential utility customers; without a card, $3.75 plus sales tax per load
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum cans
- Cardboard (flattened and corrugated)
- Newspaper and magazines
- Plastic (#1 & #2)
- Office and computer paper
- Steel cans
- Magazines
- Home office paper (place in plastic bag and tie)
- Newspapers and inserts
- Numbers one and two plastics
- Steel (tin) cans
From cityofpierre.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2024. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Pierre is in Pierre School District 32-2.
B+School gradeSee 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.
Pierre is in ZIP code 57501
ZIP codes where Pierre residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pierre | ZIP’s residents in Pierre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57501 | Pierre, SD | 100% | 82% |
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 Pierre
Who supplies Pierre’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Pierre water system (EPA ID SD4600242). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pierre?
City of Pierre (City of Pierre - (SD)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 10.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Pierre?
Midco, CenturyLink, Wisp West, Celerity Internet, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pierre?
57501. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pierre in?
Pierre School District 32-2.
How do I register to vote in Pierre?
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 Hughes 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: Pierre’s own website (cityofpierre.org), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.