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Welcome to Ridgeland Heights ...

Ridgeland Heights is located in Pennington County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Ridgeland Heights: Ridgeland Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Ridgeland Heights had a population of 11 people.<2> (see below for details).

Ridgeland Heights is 4,080 feet [1,244 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Ridgeland Heights is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Ridgeland Heights: 605

Communities near Ridgeland Heights ...

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

  • Rapid City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Box Elder
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Elder have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder
    • Box Elder is located in Pennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,564 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Box Elder <4>
  • Rapid Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid Valley
    • Rapid Valley is located in Pennington County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 8,260 people
  • Spokane ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spokane. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane
    • Spokane is located in Custer County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,237 people
  • Summerset
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Gregory ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Gregory is located in Lawrence County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,264 people
  • Hill City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
    • Hill City is located in Pennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,074 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hill City <4>
  • Piedmont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Murphy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
    • Murphy is located in Pennington County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 482 people
  • Sheridan ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
    • Sheridan is located in Pennington County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 447 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 Ridgeland Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ridgeland Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ridgeland Heights ...

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

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 Ridgeland Heights.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ridgeland Heights - 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.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.