Lane is a town in Jerauld County, South Dakota, home to about 28 people across 0.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 57358, and parts of 57382 are in Lane too.
Homes sold for a median of $146 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Lane
Mostly Wessington Springs; part is in Lane
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lane. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Eppley Airfield (OMA)232 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Watertown Regional Airport (ATY)88 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Omaha, NE230 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL568 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lane; 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.
Lane had 47 residents in the 2020 census, down 20% since 2000.
It’s the 400th largest of 440 towns in South Dakota by population.
Jerauld County grew from 2,798 residents in 1900 to 1,663 in 2020.
Jerauld County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 7°F. About 25.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 45 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wessington Springs, SD weather station (4 miles away).
1,463 jobs at 71 businesses in Jerauld 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.
Libraries
Museums
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 Wessington Springs and Spring Valley Colony.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.