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Welcome to Lodi ...

Lodi is located in Clay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lodi, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Lodi had a population of 80 people.<2> (see below for details).

Lodi is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Lodi: 605

Communities Also Named Lodi ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Lodi - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada (2), New Jersey (2), New York, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lodi ...

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

  • Vermillion
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Beresford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Beresford is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
    • Former name for Beresford:
    • Paris
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beresford <4>
  • Centerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Viborg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Alcester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Irene
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gayville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wakonda
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Nora
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Nora is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
    • Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
  • Spink
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Spink is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spink
    • Estimated population in 2014: 237 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lodi ...

Looking for more information about Lodi? 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 Lodi, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lodi.

Adding Lodi to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lodi 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 Lodi was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lodi.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Clay, 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 Lodi.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lodi - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.