Living in Starr Township, SD: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Starr Township goes to 57331 (87% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. The ER is a drive from Starr Township: the closest is Douglas County Memorial Hospital-Cah, 17.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Starr 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 Starr Township.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Starr Township. Its homes paid an average of 13.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $101 a month (its average across South Dakota).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from By Water District
By Water District supplies Starr Township: about 79% of residents live in its service area. Davison Rural Water System Inc serves another 24%. About 4% 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 13,320 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 59% 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. SD4600865.
4 home internet providers serve Starr Township
100% of 69 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santel | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 45% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 19% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 3% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Starr Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Starr Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Starr Township is in Parkston School District 33-3.
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.
Starr Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Starr Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Starr Township | ZIP’s residents in Starr Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57331 | Dimock, SD | 87% | 25% |
| 57366 | Parkston, SD | 13% | 1% |
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 Starr Township
Who supplies Starr Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
By Water District (EPA ID SD4600865). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Starr Township?
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Starr Township?
Santel, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Starr Township?
57331 (87%), 57366 (13%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Starr Township in?
Parkston School District 33-3.
How do I register to vote in Starr 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 Hutchinson 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.