Bath is a community in Brown County, South Dakota, home to about 91 people across 0.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 57427.
Homes sold for a median of $189 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Part is in Bath, part in Bath Corner
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bath. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)253 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Aberdeen Regional Airport (ABR)3 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN250 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL589 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Bath; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Bath had 142 residents in the 2020 census, down 17% since 2010.
It’s the 308th largest of 440 towns in South Dakota by population.
Brown County grew from 15,286 residents in 1900 to 38,301 in 2020.
Brown County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 2°F. About 21.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 43 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Aberdeen, SD weather station (3 miles away).
17,306 jobs at 1,245 businesses in Brown County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Bath Corner.
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