South Dakota · Census place 4604980

Beresford, South Dakota

Beresford is a city in 2 counties of South Dakota with an estimated 2,087 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 36th largest of 64 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
2,087
#36 of 64 in South Dakota
Change since 2020
-4.2%
-92 people
Land area
1.8 sq mi
Density
1,172 / sq mi
State median 1,459
Orange pin: Beresford. Shaded: counties it spans. Dark pin: Pierre.

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Beresford population, 2020 to 2024

Beresford lost 92 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -4.2%. In the latest year it moved by -16.

2,17920202,14520212,13420222,10320232,0872024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 2,176. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Beresford covers 1.78 square miles of land, for 1,172 people per square mile of land. The median South Dakota place of 5,000+ has 1,459, so Beresford is less dense than the typical town.

The 2 counties Beresford spans

Beresford crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 2,087 residents as follows; Union County holds 82.8% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

  1. 01Union County1,728
  2. 02Lincoln County359
Residents inside each county, Census Vintage 2024 county-part estimates (SUMLEV 157).

ZIP codes in Beresford

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Beresford by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 57004. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Beresford is

The Census internal point of Beresford is at 43.079600, -96.780200. Pierre, the capital, is 199.0 miles WNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Hawarden, IA (2,630 people), 16.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD, 31.9 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
43.079600, -96.780200
DMS
43°04'46.56"N 96°46'48.72"W
UTM
14N 680701.6E 4772045.8N
Geohash
9zejjdquc
Plus code
86M536H9+RW

Daylight in Beresford

At 43.08° N, Beresford gets about 15 h 22 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 00 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 23 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Beresford

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in South Dakota, measured between internal points. The closest is Canton, 18.3 miles away, with 2,974 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Beresford, SD?

2,087 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 92 (4.2%) from 2,179 in July 2020.

What county is Beresford in?

It spans 2 counties: Union County (1,728 residents), Lincoln County (359 residents).

What ZIP codes cover Beresford?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 57004.

How far is Beresford from Pierre?

199.0 miles (320.3 km) in a straight line, heading WNW from Beresford.

What is the nearest larger city to Beresford?

Hawarden, IA, with 2,630 residents, 16.0 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.