North Dakota to South Dakota

Distance from Fargo to Sioux Falls

Straight-line distance

229.7mi

Fargo, ND and Sioux Falls, SD are 229.7 miles (369.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Fargo, the shortest path starts out heading S (179°).

kilometers
369.7
nautical miles
199.6
heading from Fargo
179° S
heading from Sioux Falls
359° N
FargoSioux Falls

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Fargo is from Sioux Falls

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fargo and Sioux Falls is 229.7 miles, 369.7 km or 199.6 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 229.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
229.7
Kilometers
369.7
Nautical miles
199.6
Bearing from Fargo
178.8° S
Bearing arriving at Sioux Falls
178.9°
Bearing from Sioux Falls
358.9° N

Halfway between Fargo and Sioux Falls

The great-circle midpoint is at 45.202710, -96.779131 (45°12'9.76"N 96°46'44.87"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Milbank, SD, with 3,545 residents, 7.1 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Fargo gets 15 h 53 min of daylight and Sioux Falls 15 h 26 min; on December 21, 8 h 32 min and 8 h 56 min. Fargo is 3.32° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Sioux Falls has 1.5 times the population of Fargo. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fargo changed by +8.2% and Sioux Falls by +8.2%. The trip crosses from North Dakota into South Dakota.

  1. 01Fargo, ND136,285 (+8.2%)
  2. 02Sioux Falls, SD209,289 (+8.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fargo from Sioux Falls?

229.7 miles, 369.7 km or 199.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Sioux Falls from Fargo?

S. The great-circle path leaves Fargo on a bearing of 178.8° and arrives at Sioux Falls on 178.9°. The return trip starts on 358.9°.

What is halfway between Fargo and Sioux Falls?

The midpoint is at 45.202710, -96.779131. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Milbank, SD, 7.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fargo and Sioux Falls?

Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Fargo or Sioux Falls?

Sioux Falls, with 209,289 residents in July 2024 against 136,285 for Fargo, 1.5 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

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