Welcome to Pennington County ...
Time Zone: Pennington County lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Rapid City is the Seat for Pennington County.
Pennington County was founded in 1875.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Pennington had a population of 113,775 people. This is an increase of 12.38% since the last Census (which gave a population of 101,243 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Pennington represented 12.43% of the total population of South Dakota.
Below are some of the communities located in Pennington County:
- Box Elder
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Central Pennington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Central Pennington is located in Pennington County (SD)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,488 people
- Dalzell Canyon
(44 miles [70.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dalzell Canyon is located in Pennington County (SD)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- East Central Pennington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East Central Pennington is located in Pennington County (SD)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Hill City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Keystone
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Rushmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Rushmore is located in Pennington County (SD)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,152 people
- New Underwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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- Northeast Pennington
(55 miles [88.5 km] to the east)
- Northeast Pennington is located in Pennington County (SD)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Quinn
(48 miles [77.2 km] to the east)
- Quinn is located in Pennington County (SD)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
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- Rapid City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rapid City East
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rapid City East is located in Pennington County (SD)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
- Wall
(43 miles [69.2 km] to the east)
- Wall is located in Pennington County (SD)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
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- Wasta
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the east)
- Wasta is located in Pennington County (SD)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
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- West Pennington
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the west)
- West Pennington is located in Pennington County (SD)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,840 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to South Dakota
- Websites specific to Pennington County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Meade County
- Haakon County
- Jackson County
- Oglala Lakota County
- Custer County
- Weston County
- Lawrence County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |