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Welcome to Quinn ...

The town of Quinn is located in Pennington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Quinn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Quinn has a population of 62 people<2> (see below for details).

Quinn is 2,620 feet [799 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Quinn is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Quinn lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Quinn, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Quinn: 605

The ZIP code for Quinn: 57775<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Quinn had an population of 62 people. This is an increase of 14.81% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 40.91% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Quinn had a population of 54 people. This makes Quinn the county's 13th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 54 people, the population of Quinn increased 22.73% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 44 people).

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

Communities Also Named Quinn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Quinn - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Ontario, Oregon and Texas.

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

Communities near Quinn ...

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

  • Wall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Wall is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wall <5>
  • Interior
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Wasta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Wasta is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasta <5>
  • Cottonwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Cottonwood is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
  • Creighton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Owanka
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Imlay
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Imlay is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlay
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7 people
  • Philip
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Wicksville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Wicksville is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicksville
  • Scenic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Quinn ...

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

Adding Quinn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Quinn post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Quinn.

Footnotes ...

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