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Welcome to Warner ...

The town of Warner is located in Brown County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Warner, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Warner has a population of 469 people<2> (see below for details).

Warner is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Warner: 605

The ZIP code for Warner: 57479<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Warner had an population of 469 people. This is an increase of 2.63% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.93% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Warner had a population of 457 people. This makes Warner the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Warner represents 0.06% of the population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 165th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 457 people, the population of Warner increased 9.07% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 419 people).

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

Communities Also Named Warner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Warner - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, California (2), Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota (2), New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Warner ...

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

  • Aberdeen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Duxbury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Duxbury is located in Spink County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
    • Estimated population in 2014: 531 people
  • Tacoma Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Ordway
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Ordway is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordway
    • Estimated population in 2014: 306 people
  • Prairie Wood Village Addition
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Prairie Wood Village Addition is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Wood Village Addition
    • Estimated population in 2014: 276 people
  • Melrose Addition
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Melrose Addition is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Addition
    • Estimated population in 2014: 221 people
  • Mellette
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Gederos Estates
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Gederos Estates is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gederos Estates
    • Estimated population in 2014: 212 people
  • Northville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Mansfield
    (6 miles [9.7 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 Warner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Warner.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Warner ...

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

Adding Warner to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Warner post office opened in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Warner.

Footnotes ...

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