{"id":7557,"date":"2023-09-03T08:19:59","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T08:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=7557"},"modified":"2026-08-18T00:28:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T00:28:43","slug":"potter-county-south-dakota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/potter-county-south-dakota\/","title":{"rendered":"Potter County, South Dakota"},"content":{"rendered":"

Potter County is a county in South Dakota, United States, on the Missouri River in the north-central part of the state. It had a population of 2,472 at the 2020 census and covers 899 square miles (2,330 km2) centred near 45°04′N 99°57′W.<\/p>\n

Gettysburg is the county seat, and its postal code is 57442. The county has one incorporated city, three incorporated towns and one unincorporated community, all on Central time. Potter County is the westernmost South Dakota county that stays on Central time rather than switching to Mountain.<\/p>\n

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

Potter County has five named places on record: one city (the seat), three incorporated towns and one unincorporated community. CDP = census-designated place; Unincorp. = unincorporated community with no municipal government.<\/p>\n

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Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Gettysburg<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n57442<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hoven<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n57450<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lebanon<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tolstoy<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Forest City<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gorman<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Gorman and Forest City are unincorporated crossroads communities rather than platted towns; Forest City sits on the Missouri River near the county’s western edge and was partly submerged by the Oahe Reservoir. Exact current population and ZIP figures for Lebanon, Tolstoy, Gorman and Forest City could not be independently verified and are left blank rather than guessed.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n