{"id":7567,"date":"2023-09-03T20:52:45","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T20:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=7567"},"modified":"2026-08-22T17:16:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T17:16:17","slug":"sully-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/sully-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Sully County, South Dakota"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sully County is a county in South Dakota, United States, on the east bank of the Missouri River in the central part of the state. It had a population of 1,446 at the 2020 census and covers 1,070 square miles (2,771 km2), of which 1,007 square miles are land and 63 square miles are water, centred near 44&deg;43&prime;N 100&deg;08&prime;W.<\/p>\n<p>Onida is the county seat and its postal code is 57564. The county has one city, one town and one census-designated place. Sully County is part of the Pierre, South Dakota Micropolitan Statistical Area and observes Central time.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Sully County<\/h2>\n<p>Sully County&#8217;s population centres are small and spread along the old rail line and river bottoms. Onida is the only incorporated city; Agar is an incorporated town; Cow Creek is a census-designated place. Okobojo and Eakin are unincorporated place names carried over from the county&#8217;s rail-era post offices and no longer have residents counted separately by the Census Bureau.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Onida<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>962<\/td>\n<td>57564<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Agar<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>118<\/td>\n<td>57520<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cow Creek<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>57564<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Okobojo<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>57564<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Eakin<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>57520<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>57564 &mdash; Onida (also serves Cow Creek and Okobojo)<\/li>\n<li>57520 &mdash; Agar (also serves Eakin)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sully County is covered by just these two ZIP codes; every other named place in the county receives mail through one of them.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Sully County sits on semi-arid rolling plains, with the land sloping south and east across most of the county while the western edge drops toward the Missouri River valley. The river, impounded here as Lake Oahe, forms the county&#8217;s western boundary. The highest point, about 1,949 feet above sea level, lies along the midpoint of the north county line.<\/p>\n<p>Sully County borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/potter-county-south-dakota\/\">Potter County<\/a> to the north, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/hyde-county-south-dakota\/\">Hyde County<\/a> to the east, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/hughes-county-south-dakota\/\">Hughes County<\/a> to the south, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/stanley-county\/\">Stanley County<\/a> to the southwest across the Missouri, and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/dewey-county-south-dakota\/\">Dewey County<\/a> to the northwest.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Sully County had 1,446 residents at the 2020 census, making it South Dakota&#8217;s fifth-least populous county. Onida is the largest community with 962 people, followed by Agar at 118. Median household income in Sully County runs below the South Dakota median of $71,810, typical of the state&#8217;s sparsely populated central counties. Population density is roughly 1.4 people per square mile of land.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Agriculture drives Sully County&#8217;s economy &mdash; wheat, corn, soybeans and cattle ranching on the rolling grassland east of the river, with recreational fishing and hunting drawing visitors to Lake Oahe on the western edge. Onida serves as the county&#8217;s retail, school and government hub; the Sully County Courthouse and the county&#8217;s single public school district are both based there.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Sully County was created in 1873 and organized in 1883, named for General Alfred Sully, the U.S. Army officer who established Fort Sully nearby during the Dakota campaigns of the 1860s. In 1884 the county became home to the Blair Colony, one of the largest African American homesteader settlements in South Dakota, founded by Norvel Blair and settlers from Illinois; the colony persisted for decades before declining during the Great Depression.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>U.S. Route 83 runs north&ndash;south through the county past Onida, connecting to South Dakota Highway 34 for east&ndash;west travel.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pierre &mdash; 30 miles south<\/li>\n<li>Mobridge &mdash; 55 miles northwest<\/li>\n<li>Gettysburg &mdash; 20 miles north<\/li>\n<li>Highmore &mdash; 25 miles east<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The nearest commercial airport is Pierre Regional Airport, about 30 miles south of Onida.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Sully County, South Dakota?<\/strong><br \/>It sits in central South Dakota, along the east bank of the Missouri River (Lake Oahe), north of Pierre.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Sully County?<\/strong><br \/>1,446 people at the 2020 census, the fifth-lowest of any South Dakota county.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Sully County?<\/strong><br \/>1,070 square miles, including 63 square miles of water from Lake Oahe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Sully County?<\/strong><br \/>Onida is the county seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Sully County?<\/strong><br \/>One city (Onida), one town (Agar) and one census-designated place (Cow Creek).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Sully County?<\/strong><br \/>57564 (Onida) and 57520 (Agar).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why is Sully County named that?<\/strong><br \/>It honors General Alfred Sully, who established Fort Sully in the area during the 1860s.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/south-dakota\/\">Towns and villages in South Dakota<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sully County is a county in South Dakota, United States, on the east bank of the Missouri River in the central part of the state. 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