South Dakota Department of Trans. Br. No. 14-133-170 · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Living in Prairie Center Township, SD: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Prairie Center Township comes from Clay Rural Water System, 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. Power in Prairie Center Township comes from Clay-Union Electric, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Prairie Center 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 Prairie Center Township.
Power comes from Clay-Union Electric
Clay-Union Electric (Clay-Union Electric Corp), a cooperative utility, serves all of Prairie Center Township.
Start or move service: clayunionelectric.coop · (605) 624-2673
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Clay Rural Water System
Clay Rural Water System supplies almost all of Prairie Center Township. It draws ground water (EPA lists Vermillion as seller) and serves 4,780 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 2024, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. 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. SD4600626.
9 home internet providers serve Prairie Center Township
100% of 91 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santel | Fiber | 87% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 42% | 60/5 |
| Bluepeak | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 34% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Midco | Fixed wireless | 85% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 67% | 100/20 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 56% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Prairie Center Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Prairie Center Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Prairie Center Township (91%) is in Vermillion School District 13-1; parts are in Beresford School District 61-2 (9%).
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.
Prairie Center Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Prairie Center Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Prairie Center Township | ZIP’s residents in Prairie Center Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57069 | Vermillion, SD | 62% | 1% |
| 57010 | Burbank, SD | 32% | 10% |
| 57004 | Beresford, SD | 6% | 0% |
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 Prairie Center Township
Who supplies Prairie Center Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Clay Rural Water System (EPA ID SD4600626). 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 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Prairie Center Township?
Clay-Union Electric (Clay-Union Electric Corp), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Prairie Center Township?
Santel, CenturyLink, Bluepeak, Midco, T-Mobile, Rise Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Prairie Center Township?
57069 (62%), 57010 (32%), 57004 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Prairie Center Township in?
Vermillion School District 13-1. Parts of the city are in Beresford School District 61-2.
How do I register to vote in Prairie Center 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 Clay 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.