Welcome to Hot Springs ...
The city of Hot Springs is located in Fall River County<1> and is the County Seat for Fall River County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hot Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
A typical abbreviation for Hot Springs: Hot Spgs. (or less commonly used: Hot Spngs. or Hot Sprngs.)
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Hot Springs has a population of 3,487 people<2> (see below for details).
Hot Springs is 3,510 feet [1,070 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Hot Springs is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Hot Springs lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Hot Springs: 605
The ZIP code for Hot Springs: 57747<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hot Springs had an population of 3,487 people. This is a decrease of 6.04% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.55% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Hot Springs had a population of 3,711 people (which is 52.16% of the total population of Fall River County). This makes Hot Springs the county's most populous community.
The population of Hot Springs represents 0.46% of the population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 27th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 3,711 people, the population of Hot Springs decreased 10.12% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,129 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Hot Springs.
Communities Also Named Hot Springs ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Hot Springs - they are located in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California (4), Colorado, Idaho, Montana (2), Nevada (7), New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon (2), Texas (2), Utah (3), Virginia and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hot Springs.
Websites for Hot Springs ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.hotsprings-sd.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Hot Springs, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Hot Springs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hot Springs.
- Sanator
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Edgemont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgemont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
- Edgemont is located in Fall River County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgemont <6>
- Heppner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Oral
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oral have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral
- Oral is located in Fall River County
- Estimated population in 2014: 206 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oral <6>
- Ivanhoe ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Buffalo Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
- Buffalo Gap is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Gap <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Buffalo Gap
- From Hot Springs to Buffalo Gap
- Pringle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pringle have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
- Pringle is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pringle <6>
- Rocky Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rocky Ford is located in Fall River County
- Estimated population in 2014: 6 people
- Erskine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Erskine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erskine
- Erskine is located in Fall River County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Erskine
- From Hot Springs to Erskine
- Cascade Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cascade Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Springs
- Cascade Springs is located in Fall River County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cascade Springs
- From Hot Springs to Cascade Springs
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 Hot Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hot Springs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hot Springs. 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 Hot Springs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hot Springs. Our list includes 13 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hot Springs.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hot Springs ...
Looking for more information about Hot Springs? 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 Hot Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hot Springs.
Adding Hot Springs to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hot Springs 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 Hot Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Hot Springs post office opened in 1883.
We also found Hot Springs in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hot Springs.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hot Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Fall River, 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 Hot Springs. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hot Springs - 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 city (such as Hot Springs). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hot Springs or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |