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Country around Porcupine is a rural area of about 2,493 people in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 54 miles from Rapid City, SD and 284 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $53k and rent runs about $584 a month.
2,493people
$53kTypical home
$584/moRent
89° / 38°Summer / winter
39"Snow
255Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,493 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 284 mi to Denver, CO
- 54 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 52 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $53k (≈$334/mo)
- Median rent $584/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 29
- 80% of households have kids
- 5% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to RAP airport
- 273 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 233 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,664 ft
- 994 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses 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
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 31 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 97 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 51 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oglala Lakota County: D+71 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.