10 of the lowest cities and towns in South Dakota by elevation
White Rock, population 7, sits lowest on this list.
The rest aren't ranked against each other. A town's published elevation is a single point chosen to stand for the whole town, and different sources choose different points, so a small gap on paper doesn't establish which town sits lower. They're listed alphabetically instead.
The only other town on this list with fewer than 100 residents is Corona, population 70.
Lowest towns in South Dakota
10 of 10| Town | County | Elevation (approx., ft) |
|---|---|---|
| White Rock | Roberts County | 973 ft |
| Big Stone City | Grant County | 1,037 ft |
| Corona | Roberts County | 1,165 ft |
| Elk Point | Union County | 1,127 ft |
| Gayville | Yankton County | 1,166 ft |
| Jefferson | Union County | 1,116 ft |
| Milbank | Grant County | 1,155 ft |
| New Effington | Roberts County | 1,101 ft |
| North Sioux City | Union County | 1,103 ft |
| Rosholt | Roberts County | 1,081 ft |
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Lowest towns in other states
Same franchise, state by state.
Methodology & sources
About this list. Incorporated cities and towns are municipalities recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau; census-designated places, townships, and unincorporated communities are not included. Elevation figures come from the U.S. Geological Survey's 3D Elevation Program. Each elevation is approximate. A town does not have one single elevation — different sources choose different points to represent it, so the figure depends on which point is measured, and ours can differ from the figure other sources publish. The elevation column in our downloadable City lists is sampled separately, and often differs from the figure shown here. Where a candidate town's figures don't hold together well enough to stand behind, it's left out rather than the list padded — so some states run to fewer than ten.