Living in Pine Lakes Addition, SD: what to set up and who to call
Pine Lakes Addition has no town government of its own, so Minnehaha County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Brandon Valley School District 49-2. The Pine Lake Hills water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule), beginning Jul 2025.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pine Lakes Addition, 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 Pine Lakes Addition.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pine Lakes Addition. 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 Pine Lake Hills water system
The Pine Lake Hills water system supplies Pine Lakes Addition: about 89% of residents live in its service area. Sioux Falls serves another 6%. Minnehaha Community Water Corp serves another 6%. About 8% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 320 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule), beginning Jul 2025. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2024, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. That’s higher than 70% 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. SD4600624.
5 home internet providers serve Pine Lakes Addition
100% of 103 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midco | Cable | 100% | 2,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 75% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 98% | 25/6 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 73% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 41% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Pine Lakes Addition’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pine Lakes Addition.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Pine Lakes Addition is in Brandon Valley School District 49-2.
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Pine Lakes Addition is unincorporated, so Minnehaha County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Pine Lakes Addition is in ZIP code 57110
ZIP codes where Pine Lakes Addition residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pine Lakes Addition | ZIP’s residents in Pine Lakes Addition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57110 | Sioux Falls, SD | 100% | 1% |
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 Pine Lakes Addition
Who supplies Pine Lakes Addition’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Pine Lake Hills water system (EPA ID SD4600624). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pine Lakes Addition?
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 Pine Lakes Addition?
Midco, CenturyLink, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pine Lakes Addition?
57110. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pine Lakes Addition in?
Brandon Valley School District 49-2.
How do I register to vote in Pine Lakes Addition?
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 Minnehaha 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.