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Welcome to Claremont ...

The town of Claremont is located in Brown County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Claremont, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Claremont has a population of 129 people<2> (see below for details).

Claremont is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Claremont lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Claremont: 605

The ZIP code for Claremont: 57432<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Claremont had an population of 129 people. This is an increase of 1.57% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.77% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Claremont had a population of 127 people. This makes Claremont the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Claremont represents 0.02% of the total population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 285th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 127 people, the population of Claremont decreased 2.31% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 130 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Claremont.

Communities Also Named Claremont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Claremont - they are located in California (2), Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Claremont.

Communities near Claremont ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Claremont.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Claremont. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Claremont.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Claremont. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Claremont.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Claremont. See our Newspapers Page for Claremont.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Claremont ...

Looking for more information about Claremont? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Claremont, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Claremont.

Adding Claremont to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Claremont in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Claremont was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Claremont post office opened in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Claremont.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Brown, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Claremont.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Claremont - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Claremont). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Claremont or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/