Welcome to East Sioux Falls ...

East Sioux Falls is located in Minnehaha County<1>.

The location of East Sioux Falls has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Sioux Falls, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

A typical abbreviation for East Sioux Falls: E. Sioux Falls

East Sioux Falls is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for East Sioux Falls: (605)

Communities near East Sioux Falls ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Sioux Falls.

• Sioux Falls
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Falls
  • Sioux Falls is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 187,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sioux Falls <4>
• Brandon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  • Brandon is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <4>
• Harrisburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
• Tea
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea
  • Tea is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tea <4>
• Canton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
• Hartford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <4>
• Lennox
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lennox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennox
  • Lennox is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lennox <4>
• Crooks
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks
  • Crooks is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooks <4>
• Baltic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
  • Baltic is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltic <4>
• Garretson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garretson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretson
  • Garretson is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garretson <4>

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 East Sioux Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Sioux Falls.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Sioux Falls. 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 East Sioux Falls.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Sioux Falls ...

Looking for more information about East Sioux Falls? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Sioux Falls, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Sioux Falls.

Adding East Sioux Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Sioux Falls 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 for East Sioux Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the East Sioux Falls post office opened in 1888.

We also found East Sioux Falls in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Sioux Falls.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Sioux Falls. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Minnehaha County: www.minnehahacounty.org/

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/