47% of the land in Wessington Township is conserved, above both the South Dakota town median (3.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Wessington Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

45 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

Wessington · 4 mi Wolsey Township · 6 mi Sand Creek Township · 6 mi Whiteside Township · 6 mi Hulbert Township · 7 mi Wolsey · 8 mi

Sand Creek TownshipWessingtonWhiteside TownshipWolsey TownshipHulbert TownshipWessington Township

Getting set up

Moving to Wessington Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Wessington Township, and how to reach them.

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PowerNorthWestern Energy13.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterMid-Dakota Rural WaterNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Wessington Township’s trash rules yet

SchoolsWolsey-Wessington School District 02-6Which 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 hereBeadle County AuditorBeadle County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2023

ZIP codes57381, 5738457381 65% · 57384 35%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 Wessington Township.

Outdoors

nearly a third of the land in Wessington Township is protected from building

For Wessington Township, the concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile. 1.8 miles of trail.

46.5%conserved

46.5%

conserved · 10,635 of 22,878 acres

1.8 mi

of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

Full pageWessington Township’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Trail map1.8 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walkPick a walk Conserved land46.5% conserved · 10,635 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Wessington Township?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Wessington Township

July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 6° and about 44 inches of snow falls in a winter.

44″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter10–29°

Spring33–57°

Summer59–83°

Fall36–60°

Oct 2

typical first frost

May 6

typical last frost

+0.9°

vs. the 20th-century average

Full pageWessington Township’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 86°, January lows 6°Rain & snow44″ of snow a winter · 24 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+0.9° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Wessington Township is

Among adults in Wessington Township, 18% binge drink and 15% report frequent mental distress. Against the South Dakota average, Wessington Township comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 26, and behind on 1. 29% of adults sleep under 7 hours in the town, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 30% and U.S. towns at 36%. The share of adults in Wessington Township who have been diagnosed with depression: 21%.

	Wessington Township	South Dakota towns	U.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	29%	30%	36%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	18%	19%	16%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	15%	15%	17%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	15%	14%	14%

26 measures vs. South Dakota

1 better24 too close to call1 worse

What stands out	Wessington Township	SD
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth	10.2%	12.7%
More adults who have had cancer	10.2%	9.2%

Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital and Clinic

18.9 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

Full pageWessington Township’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsFewer binge drinkers Hospitals & doctors nearby18.9 miles to an ER · Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital and Clinic How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than SD on 1 of 26

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

Natural hazards

Wessington Township has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

35% of Wessington Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 22%. On expected storm and flood damage, Wessington Township sits below 59% of U.S. communities.

41risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold wavesDrought

Full pageWessington Township’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesModerate risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters18 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready2.5 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

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