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Welcome to Reliance ...

The town of Reliance is located in Lyman County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Reliance, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Reliance has a population of 212 people<2> (see below for details).

Reliance is 1,770 feet [539 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Reliance: 605

The ZIP code for Reliance: 57569<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Reliance had an population of 212 people. This is an increase of 10.99% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.91% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Reliance had a population of 191 people (which is 5.08% of the total population of Lyman County). This makes Reliance the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Reliance represents 0.02% of the total population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 249th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 191 people, the population of Reliance decreased 7.28% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 206 people).

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

Communities Also Named Reliance ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Reliance - they are located in Delaware, Maryland, Northwest Territories, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Reliance ...

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

  • Chamberlain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Fort Thompson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Oacoma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kennebec
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Lyman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lyman is located in Lyman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
    • Estimated population in 2014: 43 people
  • Lower Brule
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Crow Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Crow Creek is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
  • Hamill
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Presho
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Pukwana
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Reliance ...

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

Adding Reliance to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Reliance post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Reliance.

Footnotes ...

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