Swanson House · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Living in Virginia Township, SD: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Virginia Township comes from South Lincoln Rural Water System, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb. Power in Virginia Township comes from Southeastern Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Virginia 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 Virginia Township.
Power comes from Southeastern Electric Coop
Southeastern Electric Coop (Southeastern Electric Coop Inc - (SD)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Virginia Township. Its homes paid an average of 13.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $151 a month (its average across South Dakota).
Start or move service: southeasternelectric.com · (605) 648-3619
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from South Lincoln Rural Water System
South Lincoln Rural Water System supplies almost all of Virginia Township. It draws ground water (EPA lists Lewis and Clark Regional Water Syste as seller) and serves 5,250 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 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.0 ppb. That’s lower than 57% 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. SD4600870.
3 home internet providers serve Virginia Township
100% of 124 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heartland Telecommunications Company of Iowa | Fiber | 92% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Alliance Communications Cooperative | Fiber | 10% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 13% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Virginia Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Virginia Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Virginia Township (99%) is in Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1.
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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Virginia Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Virginia Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Virginia Township | ZIP’s residents in Virginia Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51023 | Hawarden, IA | 83% | 6% |
| 57034 | Hudson, SD | 15% | 5% |
| 51001 | Akron, IA | 3% | 0% |
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 Virginia Township
Who supplies Virginia Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
South Lincoln Rural Water System (EPA ID SD4600870). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Virginia Township?
Southeastern Electric Coop (Southeastern Electric Coop Inc - (SD)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Virginia Township?
Heartland Telecommunications Company of Iowa, Alliance Communications Cooperative, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Virginia Township?
51023 (83%), 57034 (15%), 51001 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Virginia Township in?
Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1.
How do I register to vote in Virginia 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 Union 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.