{"id":7450,"date":"2023-08-31T22:36:26","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T22:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=7450"},"modified":"2026-08-20T23:24:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T23:24:31","slug":"aurora-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/aurora-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Aurora County, South Dakota"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aurora County is a county in South Dakota, United States, on the James River plain of the state’s south-central plateau. It had a population of 2,747 at the 2020 census and covers 713 square miles (1,850 km2) centred near 43°43′N 98°34′W.<\/p>\n

Plankinton is the county seat and its postal code is 57368. The county has two cities, one town and two unincorporated communities, sits in the Central time zone, and its FIPS code is 46007.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Aurora County<\/h2>\n

Five named places are recognised in Aurora County: two incorporated cities, one incorporated town, and two unincorporated communities (CDP below stands for census-designated place). All five sit within about fifteen miles of Interstate 90, which crosses the county’s northern third.<\/p>\n

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Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Plankinton<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n781<\/td>\n57368<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
White Lake<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n394<\/td>\n57383<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stickney<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n321<\/td>\n57375<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aurora Center<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n57368<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Storla<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n57375<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Aurora Center and Storla are unincorporated rural crossroads with no independent post office; mail for both is delivered through the nearest incorporated town’s ZIP code.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n