LestervilleSD
A town of 110, settled in 1877.
Is Lesterville a good place to live?
Lesterville’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, against 17 minutes in South Dakota’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Lesterville. Lesterville has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Mathias Lasek House and Ripple House. Lesterville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
110 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Lesterville: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lesterville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lesterville.
About one in three of Lesterville’s working residents commute to Yankton
Most working residents leave Lesterville for work: only 0% work in town. Lesterville’s median household income is $56,000, where South Dakota’s towns sit at $72,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. The top destinations are Yankton (30%), Sioux Falls (17%) and Vermillion (4%).
| Lesterville | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $56,000 | $72,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.7% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Lesterville
Lesterville has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 10° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Lesterville
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A smaller share of adults sleep under 7 hours in Lesterville than in most of South Dakota or the rest of the country
26% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Lesterville. Lesterville beats the South Dakota average on 3 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 17% of adults binge drink in Lesterville.
| Lesterville | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 30% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 31% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | Lesterville | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.7% | 12.7% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 73.7% | 69.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.6% | 9.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Lesterville
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lesterville
About 2 of every 100 Lesterville residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
100% of working residents leave Lesterville for work
Where Lesterville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lesterville
Town in South Dakota, United States
Lesterville is a town in Yankton County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 115 at the 2020 census.
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- Established
- 1883
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,388 ft
- ZIP code
- 57040
- Area code
- 605
Questions about Lesterville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lesterville, SD a good place to live?
Lesterville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.