Living in Richland, SD: what to set up and who to call
Richland has no town government of its own, so Union County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7. Tap water in Richland 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.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Richland, 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 Richland.
Power comes from Union County Electric Coop
Union County Electric Coop (Union County Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Richland.
Start or move service: unioncounty.coop · (605) 356-3395
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 Richland. 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.
5 home internet providers serve Richland
75% of 57 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 68% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CenturyLink | DSL | 65% | 10/1 |
| Long Lines Metro | Fiber | 51% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Heartland Telecommunications Company of Iowa | Fiber | 12% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Midco | Fixed wireless | 23% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 11% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Richland’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Richland.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Richland is in Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7.
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
Richland is unincorporated, so Union County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Richland is in ZIP code 57025
ZIP codes where Richland residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Richland | ZIP’s residents in Richland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57025 | Elk Point, SD | 100% | 3% |
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 Richland
Who supplies Richland’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 Richland?
Union County Electric Coop (Union County Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Richland?
CenturyLink, Long Lines Metro, Heartland Telecommunications Company of Iowa, Midco, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Richland?
57025. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Richland in?
Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7.
How do I register to vote in Richland?
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 Union 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.