Peno TownshipSD
A town of 32.
Is Peno Township a good place to live?
Peno Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
32 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Peno Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Peno Township, 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 Peno Township.
Peno Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in nearly three quarters of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 52% of Peno Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 15% to wildfires.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Peno Township: four seasons and pleasant summers
Summer afternoons peak near 87° in July, and January nights bottom out around 12°; snowfall runs to about 38 inches a winter. Summers in Peno Township are warm, and winters cold, snowy, with very little rain.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Peno Township is
The share of adults in Peno Township who have high blood pressure: 39%. This South Dakota town beats the South Dakota average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 8. In Peno Township, 14% of adults have diabetes, against 10% in South Dakota’s towns and 12% across U.S. towns. Also worth knowing: among 36 South Dakota towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Peno Township.
| Peno Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 31% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 10% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Peno Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.2% | 75.9% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 87.4% | 84.8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.1% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Peno Township, 0.2% of the land is conserved
14 miles of trail. Only 3 of the 33 South Dakota towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Peno Township. Its trail network density is 0.4 miles per square mile, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 0.6 and U.S. towns at 0.4.
| Peno Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 3.3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Peno Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Peno Township; the nearest are
Questions about Peno Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Peno Township, SD a good place to live?
Peno Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.