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The Spring Township handbook

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

All of Spring Township gets its mail under one ZIP code, 57436. The ER is a drive from Spring Township: the closest is Community Memorial Hospital, 23.8 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Spring 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 Spring Township.

Electricity

Power comes from NorthWestern Energy

NorthWestern Energy (NorthWestern Energy - (SD)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Spring 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 WEB Water

WEB Water supplies Spring Township: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 5% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 20,750 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 65% 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. SD4601089.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Spring Township

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

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
James Valley Cooperative Telephone CompanyFiber, DSL100%1,000/200
MidcoCable15%1,250/60
VerizonFixed wireless45%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless30%100/20
GigFireFixed wireless20%150/130

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Spring Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Spring Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Spring 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.

Spring Township kids go to
K–84 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Doland High School - 01in Doland

Most of Spring Township (98%) is in Doland School District 56-2.

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.

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

Spring Township is in ZIP code 57436

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Spring TownshipZIP’s residents in Spring Township
57436Doland, SD100%7%

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 Spring Township

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

WEB Water (EPA ID SD4601089). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Spring 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 Spring Township?

James Valley Cooperative Telephone Company, Midco, Verizon, T-Mobile, GigFire (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Spring Township?

57436. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Spring Township in?

Doland School District 56-2.

How do I register to vote in Spring 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 Spink 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.