St. Agnes Church · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Living in Walshtown Township, SD: what to set up and who to call
Walshtown Township spans 5 ZIP codes; 57072 holds the most residents (41%). Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, 12 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Walshtown 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 Walshtown Township.
Power comes from NorthWestern Energy
NorthWestern Energy (NorthWestern Energy - (SD)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Walshtown 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.
Water comes from By Water District
By Water District supplies almost all of Walshtown Township. 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.
Which providers serve Walshtown Township
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Walshtown Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Walshtown Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Walshtown Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Walshtown Township (77%) is in Irene-Wakonda School District 13-3; parts are in Yankton School District 63-3 (23%).
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 Jul 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Walshtown Township spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Walshtown Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Walshtown Township | ZIP’s residents in Walshtown Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57072 | Volin, SD | 41% | 10% |
| 57046 | Mission Hill, SD | 31% | 8% |
| 57037 | Irene, SD | 14% | 3% |
| 57078 | Yankton, SD | 10% | 0% |
| 57067 | Utica, SD | 4% | 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 Walshtown Township
Who supplies Walshtown 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 Walshtown Township?
NorthWestern Energy (NorthWestern Energy - (SD)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Walshtown Township?
57072 (41%), 57046 (31%), 57037 (14%), 57078 (10%), 57067 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Walshtown Township in?
Irene-Wakonda School District 13-3. Parts of the city are in Yankton School District 63-3.
How do I register to vote in Walshtown 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 Yankton 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): pending.