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Spring Valley ColonySD

A town in South Dakota.

Is Spring Valley Colony a good place to live?

Spring Valley Colony’s January low is 8°F, below both the South Dakota town median (9°F) and the median of U.S. towns (22°F). We don’t grade Spring Valley Colony yet; the figures below are still real.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Spring Valley Colony.

Climate

Spring Valley Colony has snowy winters and pleasant summers

41″snow a winter

In Spring Valley Colony, the midsummer high is 86°F.

Typical low → high °F

Winter10–30°
Spring33–57°
Summer58–83°
Fall36–60°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 6
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
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A year of weatherJuly highs 86°, January lows 8°Rain & snow41″ of snow a winter · 23 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.3° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Spring Valley Colony faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves

61risk score of 100

The FEMA risk score here in Spring Valley Colony is 61 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 45% come from cold waves and 25% from inland flooding.

FEMA risk score
61High riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingDrought
Full pageSpring Valley Colony’s hazards pageOpen the full Hazards page
What it facesHigh riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters17 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready8.3 events a year, on average · Ready for cold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

A larger share of adults in Spring Valley Colony have high blood pressure than in the typical South Dakota or U.S. town

Among 36 South Dakota towns, just one has a lower share of adults who binge drink than Spring Valley Colony. The share of adults in Spring Valley Colony who have diabetes is 14%. On the CDC’s 26 measures, Spring Valley Colony is ahead of South Dakota on 6 and behind on 8.

Spring Valley ColonyTypical South Dakota townTypical U.S. town
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)41%31%35%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)13%15%17%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)15%19%16%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)28%30%36%
26 measures vs. South Dakota
6 better12 too close to call8 worse
What stands outSpring Valley ColonySD
Fewer binge drinkers14.9%18.8%
Fewer adults in frequent mental distress13.1%15.3%
More adults who have had cancer13.3%9.2%
Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center - Cah
16 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
Full pageSpring Valley Colony’s health reportOpen the full Health report
Everyday habitsFewer binge drinkersHospitals & doctors nearby16 miles to an ER · Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center - CahHow adults are doingFewer adults in frequent mental distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than SD on 6 of 26

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Spring Valley Colony

11pages on Spring Valley Colony
The big questions
HealthBetter than SD on 6 of 26 CDC measuresNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 61% of U.S. communities · cold waves
Out and about
PlacesLibraryWessington Springs Carnegie LibraryColleges
The story
Climate86° summer highs · 41″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
Getting set up

Moving to Spring Valley Colony: who provides what

Spring Valley Colony is unincorporated, so Jerauld County and regional agencies provide most services.

InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesJerauld CountyJerauld County provides services here
SchoolsWessington Springs School District 36-2Which school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteIn personSouth Dakota has no online registration; you can register in person until 15 days before Election Day or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereJerauld County AuditorJerauld County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2025

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Spring Valley Colony; the nearest are

Dakota Wesleyan UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Mitchell48.5 mi$33,790 tuitionMitchell Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Mitchell50 mi$7,524 in-state tuitionDakota State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Madison87.9 mi$9,654 in-state tuition

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About Spring Valley Colony

Census-designated place in South Dakota, United States

Spring Valley Colony is a Hutterite colony and census-designated place (CDP) in Jerauld County, South Dakota, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Spring Valley Colony had a population of 0. It is in the western part of the county, on the north side of a west-flowing tributary of Crow Creek, which in turn flows west to the Missouri River at Lake Francis Case. The colony is 19 miles (31 km) by road west-southwest of Wessington Springs, the Jerauld county seat.

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