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The Pleasant Valley Township handbook

Living in Pleasant Valley Township, SD: what to set up and who to call

Most mail in Pleasant Valley Township goes to 57382 (75% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. The nearest library is Wessington Springs Carnegie Library, 12.0 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Pleasant Valley Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Pleasant Valley Township.

Electricity

Power comes from NorthWestern Energy

NorthWestern Energy (NorthWestern Energy - (SD)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pleasant Valley 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Aurora-Brule Rural Water System

Aurora-Brule Rural Water System supplies Pleasant Valley Township: about 54% of residents live in its service area. Mid-Dakota Rural Water serves another 54%. About 10% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Randall Community Water District as seller) and serves 2,750 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile4.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2024, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.0 ppb. That’s higher than 88% 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. SD4600621.

Internet

2 home internet providers serve Pleasant Valley Township

100% of 11 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Midstate CommunicationsFiber91%1,000/1,000
Golden West TelecommunicationsFiber9%1,000/1,000

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Pleasant Valley Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pleasant Valley Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Pleasant Valley Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Pleasant Valley Township kids go to
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Pleasant Valley Township (38%) is in Wessington Springs School District 36-2; parts are in Plankinton School District 01-1 (31%) and White Lake School District 01-3 (31%).

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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Pleasant Valley Township spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Pleasant Valley Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Pleasant Valley TownshipZIP’s residents in Pleasant Valley Township
57382Wessington Springs, SD75%1%
57383White Lake, SD25%1%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Pleasant Valley Township

Who supplies Pleasant Valley Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Aurora-Brule Rural Water System (EPA ID SD4600621). 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 4.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Pleasant Valley 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 Pleasant Valley Township?

Midstate Communications, Golden West Telecommunications (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Pleasant Valley Township?

57382 (75%), 57383 (25%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Pleasant Valley Township in?

Wessington Springs School District 36-2. Parts of the city are in Plankinton School District 01-1 and White Lake School District 01-3.

How do I register to vote in Pleasant Valley 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.