Elk Point, South Dakota

Elk Point population, 2020 to 2024

Elk Point lost 70 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -3.3%. In the latest year it moved by -3.

Elk Point covers 1.55 square miles of land, for 1,338 people per square mile of land. The median South Dakota place of 5,000+ has 1,459, so Elk Point is close to the typical town.

What county Elk Point is in

All of Elk Point's residents live in Union County, which had 17,402 residents in 2024. Elk Point holds 11.9% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Elk Point

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Elk Point by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 57025. 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 Elk Point is

The Census internal point of Elk Point is at 42.681200, -96.680500. Pierre, the capital, is 217.4 miles WNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is North Sioux City, SD (3,059 people), 13.8 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD, 59.5 miles away.

Daylight in Elk Point

At 42.68° N, Elk Point gets about 15 h 19 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 02 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 17 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Elk Point

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in South Dakota, measured between internal points. The closest is North Sioux City, 13.8 miles away, with 3,059 people.