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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.

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.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Spring Valley Colony.

Climate

Spring Valley Colony has snowy winters and pleasant summers

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

41″snow a winter

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
Full pageSpring Valley Colony’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page
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

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.

61risk score of 100
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
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

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

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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Is Spring Valley Colony, SD a good place to live?

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