Living in Country around Herreid, SD
Country around Herreid is a rural area of about 757 people in Campbell County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 76 miles from Bismarck, ND and 334 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $746 a month.
757people
$109kTypical home
$746/moRent
84° / 23°Summer / winter
36"Snow
247Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 757 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 334 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 76 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 76 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$686/mo)
- Median rent $746/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 62 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 41
- 23% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 73 mi to BIS airport
- 338 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 212 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,723 ft
- 824 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 75 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no 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
- 76 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 75 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 72 mi to the nearest dog park
- 38 congregations per 10k people
- 70 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Campbell County: R+70 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