South Dakota · Census place 4624260
Gettysburg, South Dakota
Gettysburg is a city in Potter County, South Dakota with an estimated 1,062 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 62nd largest of 64 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 1,062
- #62 of 64 in South Dakota
- Change since 2020
- -3.9%
- -43 people
- Land area
- 1.9 sq mi
- Density
- 553 / sq mi
- State median 1,459
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Gettysburg population, 2020 to 2024
Gettysburg lost 43 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -3.9%. In the latest year it moved by -12.
Gettysburg covers 1.92 square miles of land, for 553 people per square mile of land. The median South Dakota place of 5,000+ has 1,459, so Gettysburg is less dense than the typical town.
What county Gettysburg is in
All of Gettysburg's residents live in Potter County, which had 2,402 residents in 2024. Gettysburg holds 44.2% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Gettysburg
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Gettysburg by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 57442. 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 Gettysburg is
The Census internal point of Gettysburg is at 45.006000, -99.953900. Pierre, the capital, is 48.2 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Mobridge, SD (3,219 people), 43.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD, 188.8 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 45.006000, -99.953900
- DMS
- 45°00'21.60"N 99°57'14.04"W
- UTM
- 14N 424825.9E 4984059.5N
- Geohash
- cb0bj3pfc
- Plus code
- 86Q2224W+CC
Daylight in Gettysburg
At 45.01° N, Gettysburg gets about 15 h 37 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 46 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 51 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Gettysburg
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in South Dakota, measured between internal points. The closest is Mobridge, 43.7 miles away, with 3,219 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Gettysburg, SD?
1,062 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 43 (3.9%) from 1,105 in July 2020.
What county is Gettysburg in?
Potter County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Gettysburg?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 57442.
How far is Gettysburg from Pierre?
48.2 miles (77.5 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from Gettysburg.
What is the nearest larger city to Gettysburg?
Mobridge, SD, with 3,219 residents, 43.7 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.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.