Living in Victor Township, SD: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Victor Township goes to 57260 (92% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. For an emergency, Coteau Des Prairies Health Care System is the closest ER, 19.9 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Victor 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 Victor Township.
Power comes from Otter Tail Power
Otter Tail Power (Otter Tail Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Victor Township. Its homes paid an average of 11.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $123 a month (its average across South Dakota).
Start or move service: ottertail.com · (866) 410-8780
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from BDM Rural Water System
BDM Rural Water System supplies almost all of Victor Township. It draws ground water and serves 5,673 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 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 67% 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. SD4600882.
3 home internet providers serve Victor Township
100% of 97 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture Communications | Fiber | 98% | 1,000/1,000 |
| RCTech | Fiber | 4% | 1,500/1,500 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 23% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Victor Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Victor Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Victor Township (92%) is in Rosholt School District 54-4; parts are in Sisseton School District 54-2 (8%).
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.
Victor Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Victor Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Victor Township | ZIP’s residents in Victor Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57260 | Rosholt, SD | 92% | 16% |
| 57255 | New Effington, SD | 8% | 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 Victor Township
Who supplies Victor Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
BDM Rural Water System (EPA ID SD4600882). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Victor Township?
Otter Tail Power (Otter Tail Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Victor Township?
Venture Communications, RCTech, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Victor Township?
57260 (92%), 57255 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Victor Township in?
Rosholt School District 54-4. Parts of the city are in Sisseton School District 54-2.
How do I register to vote in Victor 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 Roberts 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.