Photo: Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Roscoe, SD: what to set up and who to call
Friday is trash day in Roscoe; A-1 Sanitation & Recycling collects. The ER is a drive from Roscoe: the closest is Bowdle Hospital - Cah, 15.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Roscoe, 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 Roscoe.
Power comes from NorthWestern Energy
NorthWestern Energy (NorthWestern Energy - (SD)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Roscoe. 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.
Water comes from Roscoe water system
The Roscoe water system supplies almost all of Roscoe. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists WEB Water as seller) and serves 269 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
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. 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. SD4600282.
2 home internet providers serve Roscoe
100% of 173 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture Communications | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Midco | Cable | 97% | 1,250/60 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Roscoe is Friday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Roscoe, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
From roscoesd.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated Copyright © 2026. 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.
Roscoe is in Edmunds Central School District 22-5.
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 Aug 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Roscoe is in ZIP code 57471
ZIP codes where Roscoe residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Roscoe | ZIP’s residents in Roscoe |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57471 | Roscoe, SD | 100% | 46% |
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 Roscoe
Who supplies Roscoe’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Roscoe water system (EPA ID SD4600282). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 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 Roscoe?
NorthWestern Energy (NorthWestern Energy - (SD)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Roscoe?
Venture Communications, Midco (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Roscoe?
57471. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Roscoe in?
Edmunds Central School District 22-5.
How do I register to vote in Roscoe?
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 Edmunds 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: Roscoe’s own website (roscoesd.org), read Oct 22, 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.