Lesterville is a town in Yankton County, South Dakota, home to about 91 people across 0.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 57040.
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| Nearest major airport | Eppley Airfield (OMA)148 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD)57 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Omaha, NE146 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL512 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lesterville; 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.
Lesterville had 115 residents in the 2020 census, down 27% since 2000.
It’s the 308th largest of 440 towns in South Dakota by population.
Yankton County grew from 12,649 residents in 1900 to 23,310 in 2020.
Yankton County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 10°F. About 25.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 39 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Menno, SD weather station (14 miles away).
11,776 jobs at 707 businesses in Yankton County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lesterville.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
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