{"id":7500,"date":"2023-09-02T02:50:13","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T02:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=7500"},"modified":"2026-08-21T16:17:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T16:17:30","slug":"gregory-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/gregory-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Gregory County, South Dakota"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gregory County is a county in South Dakota, United States, on the Nebraska border along the Missouri River. It had a population of 3,994 at the 2020 census and covers 1,054 square miles (2,730 km2) centred near 43°12′N 99°11′W.<\/p>\n

Burke is the county seat, and its postal code is 57523. The county has three incorporated cities, three incorporated towns, one census-designated place and several unincorporated communities, spread across 12 organized townships. Gregory County lies in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n

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

Ten named places appear on the map of Gregory County: three cities, three towns, one CDP and three unincorporated communities. City and town status here reflects South Dakota’s own incorporation rules rather than population size — several incorporated towns are smaller than the unincorporated communities that surround them.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Burke<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\nBurke<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n57523<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gregory<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nEllston<\/td>\n1,674<\/td>\n57533<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bonesteel<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nWhetstone<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n57317<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dallas<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\nFairfax<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n57529<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fairfax<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\nFairfax<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n57335<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Herrick<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\nLanding Creek<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n57538<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St. Charles<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nDickens<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n57571<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carlock<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nCarlock<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dixon<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nDixon<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lucas<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nPleasant Valley<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fort Randall<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nBurke<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Fort Randall is a former U.S. Army post on the Missouri River rather than a residential settlement today; it survives as a historic site near the county’s northeast corner, not as an active town.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n

Gregory County is organized into 12 civil townships. Precise 2020 township-level population counts are not published for this county, so the table below lists each township’s main namesake settlement instead.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Township<\/th>\nPop. (2020)<\/th>\nMain settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Burke<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nBurke, Fort Randall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ellston<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nGregory<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fairfax<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nFairfax, Dallas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Whetstone<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nBonesteel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Landing Creek<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nHerrick<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dickens<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nSt. Charles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carlock<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nCarlock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dixon<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nDixon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pleasant Valley<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nLucas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Edens<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jones<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Star Valley<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n