{"id":7522,"date":"2023-09-02T13:41:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T13:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=7522"},"modified":"2026-08-16T19:08:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T19:08:20","slug":"jones-county-south-dakota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/jones-county-south-dakota\/","title":{"rendered":"Jones County, South Dakota"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jones County is a county in South Dakota, United States, roughly halfway between Rapid City and Mitchell along the Interstate 90 corridor. It had a population of 917 at the 2020 census — the smallest of any of South Dakota’s 66 counties — and covers 971 square miles (2,515 km2) centred near 43°57′N 100°41′W.<\/p>\n

Murdo is the county seat, and its postal code is 57559. One city, one town, one census-designated place and three unincorporated communities lie within the county. Jones County sits in the Mountain Time Zone, west of the Missouri River line that splits the state’s clocks.<\/p>\n

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

Jones County has six named places, split between one incorporated city, one incorporated town, one census-designated place (CDP) and three unincorporated communities that survive mainly as rail-line names.<\/p>\n

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Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Murdo<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n475<\/td>\n57559<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Draper<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n57531<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Okaton<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n57562<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Capa<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Van Metre<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Westover<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n