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Nationwide zoning research

Cities & towns across the United States

Explore 34,006 incorporated places, Census-designated communities, and legally recognized towns. Choose a location to preview the research available, then order its zoning report.

U.S. Census Gazetteer · 2025

SD directory

South Dakota cities & towns

484 places

AberdeencityAgartownAgency VillagecommunityAkaskatownAlbeetownAlcestercityAlexandriacityAllencommunityAlpenatownAltamonttownAndersoncommunityAndovertownAngosturacommunityAntelopecommunityArdmorecommunityArlingtoncityArmourcityArtastownArtesiantownAshland HeightscommunityAshtoncityAstoriatownAuroratownAurora CentercommunityAvoncityBadgertownBalticcityBancrofttownBateslandtownBathcommunityBath CornercommunityBelle FourchecityBelvideretownBeresfordcityBig Stone CitycityBijou HillscommunityBisontownBlackhawkcommunityBlucksberg MountaincommunityBlumengard ColonycommunityBluntcityBon Homme ColonycommunityBonesteelcityBoulder CanyoncommunityBowdlecityBox EldercityBradleytownBrandoncityBrandttownBrant LakecityBrant Lake SouthcommunityBrentfordtownBrentwood ColonycommunityBridgercommunityBridgewatercityBristolcityBrittoncityBroadlandtownBrookingscityBrucecityBryantcityBuffalotownBuffalo GaptownBullheadcommunityBurbankcommunityBurkecityBushnelltownButlertownCameron ColonycommunityCamp CrooktownCamrose ColonycommunityCanistotacityCanovatownCantoncityCaputacommunityCarthagecityCastlewoodcityCavourtownCedar Grove ColonycommunityCentervillecityCentral CitycityChamberlaincityChancellortownChelseatownCherry CreekcommunityChestercommunityClaire CitytownClaremonttownClaremont ColonycommunityClarkcityClark ColonycommunityClear LakecityClearfield ColonycommunityCloverleaf ColonycommunityCollins ColonycommunityColmancityColomecityColonial Pine HillscommunityColtoncityColumbiacityCondecityCorn CreekcommunityCoronatownCorsicacityCottonwoodtownCow CreekcommunityCresbardtownCrockercommunityCrook CitycommunityCrookscityCustercityDakota DunescommunityDallastownDantetownDavistownDe SmetcityDeadwoodcityDeerfield ColonycommunityDell RapidscityDelmontcityDimocktownDolandcityDoltontownDrapertownDudleycommunityDupreecityEagle ButtecityEdentownEdgemontcityEgancityElk PointcityElktoncityEmerycityEnemy SwimcommunityErwintownEstellinecityEthantownEurekacityEvergreen ColonycommunityFairburntownFairfaxtownFairviewtownFaithcityFarmertownFaulktoncityFedoracommunityFerneycommunityFlandreaucityFlorencetownFordham ColonycommunityForestburgcommunityFort PierrecityFort ThompsoncommunityFrankfortcityFredericktownFreemancityFruitdaletownFultontownGann ValleycommunityGarden CitytownGarretsoncityGarycityGayvilletownGeddescityGettysburgcityGlendale ColonycommunityGlenhamtownGolden View ColonycommunityGoodwintownGraceville ColonycommunityGrass Ranch ColonycommunityGrassland ColonycommunityGreen GrasscommunityGreen ValleycommunityGreenwood ColonycommunityGregorycityGrenvilletownGrotoncityHamillcommunityHarrisburgcityHarrisoncommunityHarroldtownHartfordcityHaytitownHazeltownHeclacityHenrytownHermosatownHerreidcityHerricktownHetlandtownHighmorecityHill CitycityHillcrest ColonycommunityHillside ColonycommunityHillsviewtownHitchcocktownHorse CreekcommunityHosmercityHot SpringscityHoventownHowardcityHudsontownHumboldttownHurleycityHuroncityHuron ColonycommunityHutterville ColonycommunityIdealcommunityInteriortownIpswichcityIrenecityIroquoiscityIsabeltownJamesville ColonycommunityJavatownJeffersoncityJohnson SidingcommunityKadokacityKaylorcommunityKenelcommunityKennebectownKeystonetownKiddercommunityKimballcityKranzburgtownKylecommunityLa BolttownLa PlantcommunityLake AndescityLake CitytownLake MadisoncommunityLake NordencityLake PoinsettcommunityLake PrestoncityLakeview ColonycommunityLanetownLangfordtownLantrycommunityLeadcityLebanontownLemmoncityLennoxcityLeolacityLestervilletownLetchertownLittle EaglecommunityLong HollowcommunityLong LaketownLong Lake ColonycommunityLoomiscommunityLower BrulecommunityLowrytownLyonscommunityMadisoncityManderson-White Horse CreekcommunityMansfieldcommunityMarioncityMartincityMartycommunityMarvintownMaverick JunctioncommunityMaxwell ColonycommunityMayfield ColonycommunityMcIntoshcityMcLaughlincityMeadow View AdditioncommunityMecklingcommunityMellettecityMennocityMidlandtownMilbankcityMillbrook ColonycommunityMillercityMillerdale ColonycommunityMilltowncommunityMinacommunityMissioncityMission HilltownMitchellcityMobridgecityMonroetownMontrosecityMorningsidecommunityMorristowntownMound CitytownMount VernoncityMountain PlainscommunityMurdocityNaplestownNew EffingtontownNew Elm Spring ColonycommunityNew HollandcommunityNew UnderwoodcityNew WittentownNewdale ColonycommunityNewellcityNewport ColonycommunityNislandtownNorfeld ColonycommunityNorriscommunityNorth Eagle ButtecommunityNorth Sioux CitycityNorth SpearfishcommunityNorthvilletownNundatownOacomatownOahe AcrescommunityOak Lane ColonycommunityOelrichstownOglalacommunityOkatoncommunityOkreekcommunityOlacommunityOld Elm Spring ColonycommunityOldhamcityOlivettownOnakatownOnidacityOralcommunityOrienttownOrland ColonycommunityOrtleytownParkercityParkstoncityParmeleecommunityPearl Creek ColonycommunityPeevertownPeever FlatscommunityPembrook ColonycommunityPhilipcityPickstowntownPiedmontcityPierponttownPierrecityPine Lakes 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CreekcommunitySpring Creek ColonycommunitySpring Lake ColonycommunitySpring Valley ColonycommunitySpringfieldcitySt. CharlescommunitySt. FrancistownSt. LawrencetownSt. OngecommunityStephancommunityStickneytownStockholmtownStorlacommunityStrandburgtownStratfordtownSturgiscitySummersetcitySummittownSunset ColonycommunitySwift BirdcommunityTabortownTeacityThunderbird ColonycommunityTimber LakecityTolstoytownTorontotownTrenttownTrippcityTschetter ColonycommunityTularetownTurtontownTwin BrookstownTwo StrikecommunityTyndallcityUpland ColonycommunityUticatownValecommunityValley SpringscityVeblencityVerdontownVermillioncityViborgcityViennatownVilastownVirgiltownViviancommunityVolgacityVolintownWagnercityWakondatownWakpalacommunityWalltownWallacetownWanbleecommunityWardtownWarnertownWastatownWatertowncityWaubaycityWaverlycommunityWebstercityWentworthvillageWessingtoncityWessington SpringscityWest BrulecommunityWestporttownWestwood ColonycommunityWetonkatownWhitecityWhite HorsecommunityWhite LakecityWhite RivercityWhite RocktownWhite Rock ColonycommunityWhitehorsecommunityWhitewoodcityWillow LakecityWilmotcityWinfredcommunityWinnercityWolf Creek ColonycommunityWolseytownWonderland HomescommunityWoodtownWoonsocketcityWorthingcityWounded KneecommunityYaletownYanktoncity

Research context

How zoning works in South Dakota

South Dakota zoning is local enough that a statewide search result can be misleading, but state law still shapes the rules every municipality can write. This hub collects 484 cities where Zonloty has a town-level report, then adds the state-level context investors should keep in mind before comparing districts, setbacks, ADU rules, or approval paths. The most useful reading is comparative: look for patterns in how cities regulate housing types, commercial corridors, industrial land, and board-level discretion. Use it as a starting point for market screening, not as a substitute for a parcel-specific zoning determination.

Home-rule authority gives many municipalities room to write detailed land-use controls, but that authority still sits inside statewide planning, subdivision, housing, and environmental statutes. The practical result is local variation: one city may handle ADUs, duplexes, mixed-use districts, and site-plan review administratively, while a nearby suburb may use conditional approvals, larger minimum lots, or more discretionary board review.

Do not assume a parcel near a city is governed by city zoning. Many states rely on municipal limits, county jurisdiction, special districts, or annexation procedures rather than broad city ETJ zoning. For any edge-of-town site, verify the incorporated status, county zoning map, utility provider, road access, floodplain administrator, and any recorded development agreements.

ADU rules remain primarily local. Some cities have adopted clear by-right ADU ordinances, while others still treat accessory apartments, carriage houses, guest houses, or secondary dwelling units as conditional uses or omit them entirely. In local-control states, the right question is not "does the state allow ADUs?" but "what does this municipality call them, and in which districts are they permitted?"

For acquisition work, compare the listed city reports below against local zoning maps, planning board agendas, recent amendments, and comprehensive-plan language. The strongest opportunities usually appear where the code, infrastructure, and political direction all point the same way.