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Welcome to Harrold ...

The town of Harrold is located in Hughes County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harrold, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

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

Harrold is 1,790 feet [546 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Harrold: 605

The ZIP code for Harrold: 57536<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Harrold had an population of 129 people. This is an increase of 4.03% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 38.28% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Harrold had a population of 124 people. This makes Harrold the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Harrold represents 0.02% of the population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 289th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 124 people, the population of Harrold decreased 40.67% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 209 people).

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

Communities Also Named Harrold ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Harrold - they are located in Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Harrold ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harrold ...

Looking for more information about Harrold? 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 Harrold, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Harrold.

Adding Harrold to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harrold 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 Harrold was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Harrold post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harrold.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Hughes, 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 Harrold.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harrold - 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 Harrold). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Harrold 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/