Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Vermillion, SD: what to set up and who to call
Vermillion runs its own electric utility, City of Vermillion. Vermillion School District 13-1 runs the public schools in Vermillion.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Vermillion, 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 Vermillion.
Power comes from City of Vermillion
City of Vermillion (City of Vermillion - (SD)), a municipal utility, serves 97.3% of Vermillion residents.
Start or move service: vermillion.us · (605) 677-7056
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Vermillion water system
The Vermillion water system supplies Vermillion: about 92% of residents live in its service area. About 7% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 11,695 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 2024, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. 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. SD4600342.
8 home internet providers serve Vermillion
100% of 3,174 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midco | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,250/250 |
| Bluepeak | Fiber, Cable | 89% | 5,000/5,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 16% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 89% | 300/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 73% | 100/20 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 69% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Vermillion
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Vermillion, from the town’s own site.
Missouri Valley Recycling Center
840 N Crawford Road, Vermillion, SD 57069
- Mon8 am–4:30 pm
- Tue8 am–4:30 pm
- Wed8 am–4:30 pm
- Thu8 am–4:30 pm
- Fri8 am–4:30 pm
- Sat9 am–noon
Accepted at the curb
- #1 and #2 Plastics
- Aluminum Cans
- Tin Cans
- Magazines
- Newspaper
- Office Paper
From vermillion.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated Updated 12/5/2023. 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.
Vermillion is in Vermillion School District 13-1.
B−School gradeSee 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.
Vermillion is in ZIP code 57069
ZIP codes where Vermillion residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Vermillion | ZIP’s residents in Vermillion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57069 | Vermillion, SD | 100% | 90% |
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 Vermillion
Who supplies Vermillion’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Vermillion water system (EPA ID SD4600342). 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 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Vermillion?
City of Vermillion (City of Vermillion - (SD)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Vermillion?
Midco, Bluepeak, CenturyLink, Verizon, Nextlink, Rise Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Vermillion?
57069. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Vermillion in?
Vermillion School District 13-1.
How do I register to vote in Vermillion?
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: Vermillion’s own website (vermillion.us), read Oct 21, 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.