Set up your utilities
Start water and sewer service and find everything else City Hall handles.
Welcome home
New to Dell Rapids?
We are glad you are here. Let the Chamber help you get to know the community, local businesses, and the people who make this place home.
Free welcome bag
A neighborly start.
Just moved to town? There is a free welcome bag waiting for you.
- Information about Dell Rapids: schools, parks, services
- Coupons and offers from local member businesses
- Useful household items to help you settle in
- An invitation to upcoming community events
Request yours
Request yours.
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New to town checklist
Getting to know the place.
The first few things most new neighbors look for, all in one spot.
Dell Rapids School District
Enrollment, calendars and contacts for the elementary, middle and high school.
Carnegie Public Library
Get a library card at the historic Carnegie library on Orleans Avenue.
The Dells City Journal
The hometown paper, covering Dell Rapids news, sports and events.
Who is who in town
Every Chamber member business, with what they do and how to reach them.
What is coming up
Quarry Days, Trick-or-Treat, Christmas in the Dells and the rest of the year.
Yard waste and the rubble site
For Dell Rapids residents. Open seasonally Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1 to 6 PM, and Saturdays, 9 AM to 4 PM. It takes yard waste, building debris, furniture and large appliances, but not household garbage, tires or shingles. Loads start at $5.
A $100 tree rebate
Plant a new tree and the City pays back $100 a tree, up to two per property. There is a list of approved boulevard trees and spacing rules, so check them before you dig, and call 811 first.
City text alerts
Sign up to get City notices by text, like when the rubble site closes for weather or the season.
Parks and trails
City Park sits on the Big Sioux River, a block south of downtown, with the pool, ball diamonds, pickleball and tennis courts, picnic shelters, a 1930s quartzite bathhouse and amphitheater, and the Sioux River Red Rock Trail.
Dells Xpress bus
Dell Rapids has its own public bus service, run by BATA. See how it works and how to schedule a ride.
Bikes for kids
The Bike Exchange, a ministry of River Community Church, fixes up donated bikes and gives them to families at no cost. Donated bikes, tires, tubes and training wheels are welcome. Its next open house is in May 2027.
Meet our schools
Get to know the Dell Rapids Quarriers and the St. Mary Cardinals, from state championships to classroom highlights.
Medicare and health insurance dates
Turning 65 or buying your own plan? The enrollment dates that matter, and local members who can help.
Want to hear what is happening in town? Join the Chamber email list.