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Beadle County, South Dakota

Beadle County, South Dakota, has 19,624 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Huron. It uses Central Time and covers 1,259 sq mi (3,260 km²) of land.

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Beadle County in South Dakota
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Resident population, July 2025
19,624
Land area
1,259 sq mi (3,260 km²)
County seat or government
Huron
Time zone
Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
Median household income
$67,681 ± $5,231
Median home value
$175,100 ± $12,250
Median rent, with utilities
$879 ± $51
Homes lived in by their owners
72.9% ± 2.9 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Huron, SD micro areaCentral county
Water area
6.11 sq mi (15.8 km²)
State
South Dakota
County code (FIPS)
46005
Coordinates (central point)
44.418265, -98.279422
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Beadle County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Central TimeAmerica/ChicagoUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 5735016,199 people
  2. 573821,180 people
  3. 573841,077 people
  4. 57353812 people
  5. 57348776 people
  6. 57312596 people
  7. 57381474 people
  8. 57324410 people
  9. 57322378 people
  10. 57386240 people
  11. 57379120 people

11 ZIP Code areas overlap Beadle County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

We don’t have a website for this county yet. The US government’s local-office directory ↗ lists its offices. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

Townships in Beadle County, largest first

  1. Custer Township334 people
  2. Valley Township285 people
  3. Clyde Township268 people
  4. Fairfield Township250 people
  5. Clifton Township249 people
  6. Theresa Township200 people
  7. Lake Byron Township163 people
  8. Liberty Township156 people
  9. Cavour Township152 people
  10. Allen Township108 people
  11. Altoona Township103 people
  12. Barrett Township100 people
All 35
  1. Vernon Township88 people
  2. Kellogg Township85 people
  3. Richland Township83 people
  4. Logan Township76 people
  5. Wolsey Township75 people
  6. Pleasant View Township71 people
  7. Pearl Creek Township61 people
  8. Milford Township60 people
  9. Broadland Township53 people
  10. Hartland Township51 people
  11. Wessington Township51 people
  12. Whiteside Township49 people
  13. Bonilla Township47 people
  14. Dearborn Township47 people
  15. Carlyle Township46 people
  16. Belle Prairie Township35 people
  17. Grant Township34 people
  18. Banner Township33 people
  19. Foster Township32 people
  20. Burr Oak Township29 people
  21. Nance Township17 people
  22. Iowa Township2 people
  23. Sand Creek Township0 people

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. All townships in South Dakota, by county

School districts in Beadle County, largest first

  1. Huron School District 02-216,543 people
  2. Miller Area School District 29-42,851 people
  3. Hitchcock-Tulare School District 56-61,698 people
  4. Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-61,510 people
  5. Wessington Springs School District 36-21,496 people
  6. Willow Lake School District 12-31,335 people
  7. Iroquois School District 02-31,285 people
  8. Doland School District 56-2933 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Huron, South Dakota (city)14,385 people
  2. Wolsey, South Dakota (town)692 people
  3. Iroquois, South Dakota (city)389 people
  4. Wessington, South Dakota (city)192 people
  5. Cavour, South Dakota (town)186 people
  6. Yale, South Dakota (town)122 people
  7. Hitchcock, South Dakota (town)91 people
  8. Morningside, South Dakota (CDP)90 people
  9. Shamrock Colony, South Dakota (CDP)72 people
  10. Virgil, South Dakota (town)20 people
  11. Broadland, South Dakota (town)15 people
  12. Huron Colony, South Dakota (CDP)0 people
All 14
  1. Pearl Creek Colony, South Dakota (CDP)0 people
  2. Riverside Colony, South Dakota (CDP)0 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Sanborn County, South Dakota29 mi south
  2. Jerauld County, South Dakota30 mi southwest
  3. Spink County, South Dakota35 mi north
  4. Hand County, South Dakota37 mi west
  5. Kingsbury County, South Dakota39 mi east
  6. Clark County, South Dakota41 mi northeast

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Areas that only touch the edge

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