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Welcome to Reva ...

Reva is located in Harding County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Reva, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Reva is 3,050 feet [930 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Reva is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Reva: 605

The ZIP code for Reva: 57651<3>

Communities Also Named Reva ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Reva - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Reva ...

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

  • Strool
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Strool is located in Perkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strool
    • Estimated population in 2014: 52 people
  • Prairie City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Ralph
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Buffalo
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Date
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Date is located in Perkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Date
  • Ludlow
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Zeona
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Lodgepole
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Haley
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Bison
    (29 miles [46.7 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 Reva. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Reva.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Reva ...

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

Adding Reva to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Reva 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 Reva was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Reva post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Reva.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Harding, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Reva - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 community (such as Reva). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Reva or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/