Local servicesPost officeScenic Post Office3.8 miFire stationScenic Volunteer Fire Department3.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRapid City Regional Airport RAP35 miInterstateI-9019 miUS highwayUS 1419 miCoachWallJefferson Lines19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 57780 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 57780 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 28 min5:08 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 55 min7:20 am – 4:15 pm
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People84 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 57.856 householdsMedian household income $40,53666% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 35°F, lows 9°F18 in of rain a year, on about 43 dayswettest month May30 in of snow a year, on about 13 days43 days above 90°F, 175 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wasta station, 21 mi away
Nearby landmarksSeventyone Tablepeak · 1.5 miHeck Tablepeak · 2.4 miSage Creekcampground · 9.3 miSage Creek 344 Reservoirreservoir · 8.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBadlands National Parknational park · 2.7 mi · 111,331 acresBuffalo Gap National Grasslandnational grassland · 3.4 mi · 586,971 acresWind Cave National Parknational park · 45.6 mi · 33,927 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Jan 199031 mi away, near Manderson-White Horse Creek, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 9 Mar 202542 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPennington County, SD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality77% of days had good air in 2025282 of 364 days measured81 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 32, worst day 107main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Pennington County monitors, SD
Internet at home45% of households have a broadband subscription34% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone25% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterRapid Cityserves 72,009 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,718 ft828 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
