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Country around Gettysburg is a rural area of about 1,772 people in Potter County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 125 miles from Bismarck, ND and 337 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $135k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,772people
$135kTypical home
$1,031/moRent
85° / 25°Summer / winter
40"Snow
247Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,772 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 337 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 125 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 48 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $135k (≈$849/mo)
- Median rent $1,031/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 58 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 52
- 19% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to PIR airport
- 337 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 240 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,896 ft
- 877 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 107 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- 37 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 25 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 84 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 48 mi to the nearest vet
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 86 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Potter County: R+65 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk