Warner-SD-April-2022-01, 2022
Warner Township’s story
Warner Township in pictures
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2022.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Warner TownshipSD
With 515 residents, it is a town in South Dakota.
Population
515
2025 Census estimate · −2.1% since 2020
Median home value
$169K
Census ACS
Household income
$89K
median
Median age
65.3
years
Jobs based here
98
A commuter town
Is Warner Township a good place to live?
51% of residents are 65 or older in Warner Township, above both South Dakota’s towns (19%) and U.S. towns (18%). Of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher median age than Warner Township. 16% of the land in Warner Township is conserved, above both South Dakota’s towns (3.3%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Warner Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Melchior Ryman Farm and Modern Woodmen of America Hall. Warner Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
515 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Aberdeen TownshipWest Rondell TownshipNew Hope TownshipHighland TownshipGem TownshipWarner Township
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Warner Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Warner Township, and how to reach them.
PowerNorthWestern Energy13.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterWEB WaterNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Warner Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsWarner School District 06-5Aberdeen School District 06-12 districts serve Warner Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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.govWho runs elections hereBrown County AuditorBrown County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2023
ZIP codes57401, 57460, 5747957401 59% · 57460 24% · 57479 17%Census 2020
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 Warner Township.
Work & commute
More than half of Warner Township’s working residents commute to Aberdeen
The top destinations are Aberdeen (51%), Groton (8%) and Aberdeen Township (5%). Employers in Warner Township added 44 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 98. The typical journey to work for Warner Township comes to 20 minutes. The median commute is under 12 miles.
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Warner Township0%
Aberdeen51%
Groton8%
Aberdeen Township5%
Watertown4%
12 mi
median commute distance
98
jobs based in Warner Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Outdoors
In Warner Township, 16.2% of the land is conserved
25 miles of trail. In Warner Township, the trail network density is 0.3 miles per square mile.
16.2%conserved
16.2%
conserved · 8,277 of 50,939 acres
25 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Climate
Warner Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 3°, with about 34 inches of snow a winter.
34″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter6–26°
Spring32–55°
Summer57–82°
Fall34–58°
Sep 26
typical first frost
May 9
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards
Top of a low hazard risk in Warner Township: inland flooding
Warner Township’s risk rating from FEMA comes in at 38 of 100. FEMA puts 39% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 34% to cold waves. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities.
38risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health
How healthy Warner Township is
Warner Township tracks South Dakota closely on all 26 CDC measures. The share of adults in Warner Township who sleep under 7 hours: 30%. Among adults here, 20% have been diagnosed with depression and 15% report frequent mental distress.
| Warner Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 12% | 14% |
26 measures vs. South Dakota
0 better26 too close to call0 worse
Avera St. Lukes
9.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Warner Township
16pages on Warner Township
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Warner Township
About 2 of every 100 Warner Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Warner Township for work
Where Warner Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
98jobs based in Warner Township
0%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Warner Township
City in South Dakota, United States
Warner is a city in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 485 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,299 ft
- ZIP code
- 57479
- Area code
- 605
Questions about Warner Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Warner Township, SD a good place to live?
Warner Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.