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Welcome to Mound City ...

The town of Mound City is located in Campbell County<1> and is the County Seat for Campbell County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mound City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mound City has a population of 67 people<2> (see below for details).

Mound City is 1,710 feet [521 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Mound City (for example, toward Wakpala), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Mound City: 605

The ZIP code for Mound City: 57646<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mound City had an population of 67 people. This is a decrease of 5.63% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 20.24% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mound City had a population of 71 people. This makes Mound City the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 71 people, the population of Mound City decreased 15.48% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 84 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mound City.

Communities Also Named Mound City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Mound City - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Mound City ...

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

  • Sitka
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Sitka is located in Walworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,473 people
  • Selby
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Herreid
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pollock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Java
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Java is located in Walworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Java <5>
  • Glenham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Artas
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Artas is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
  • Zeeland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Zeeland is located in McIntosh County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeeland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zeeland <5>
  • Kenel
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kenel is located in Corson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenel
    • Estimated population in 2014: 61 people
  • Hague
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Hague is located in Emmons County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hague <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mound City ...

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

Adding Mound City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mound City post office opened in 1885.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mound City.

Footnotes ...

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