Town guide

Prairiewood Village, South Dakota

Prairiewood Village is a community in Brown County, South Dakota, home to about 474 people across 0.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 57401.

Homes sold for a median of $223 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population474803 per sq mi
Median home value$476,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$223Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking15%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Prairiewood Village

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Prairiewood Village

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)259 miles away
Closer regional airportAberdeen Regional Airport (ABR)3 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Minneapolis, MN256 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL595 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Prairiewood Village; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Prairiewood Village

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

It’s the 156th 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

Brown County population, 1900 to 20201900: 15,286, 1910: 25,867, 1920: 29,509, 1930: 31,458, 1940: 29,676, 1950: 32,617, 1960: 34,106, 1970: 36,920, 1980: 36,962, 1990: 35,580, 2000: 35,460, 2010: 36,531, 2020: 38,30115K’00’1030K’20’3030K’40’5034K’60’7037K’80’9035K’00’1038K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 2°F. About 22.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Prairiewood VillageJan: high 21°F, low 2°F, 0.5 in; Feb: high 25°F, low 6°F, 0.6 in; Mar: high 39°F, low 19°F, 0.9 in; Apr: high 54°F, low 32°F, 1.9 in; May: high 68°F, low 45°F, 3.4 in; Jun: high 78°F, low 55°F, 3.7 in; Jul: high 83°F, low 60°F, 3.4 in; Aug: high 81°F, low 57°F, 2.4 in; Sep: high 72°F, low 48°F, 2.2 in; Oct: high 57°F, low 34°F, 2.1 in; Nov: high 40°F, low 20°F, 0.7 in; Dec: high 26°F, low 8°F, 0.6 in21°2°Jan0.525°6°Feb0.639°19°Mar0.954°32°Apr1.968°45°May3.478°55°Jun3.783°60°Jul3.481°57°Aug2.472°48°Sep2.257°34°Oct2.140°20°Nov0.726°8°Dec0.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Aberdeen 3 E, SD weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Brown County

17,306 jobs at 1,245 businesses in Brown County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Brown CountyManufacturing: 3,374 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 3,094 jobs; Retail trade: 2,580 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 2,014 jobs; Wholesale trade: 1,212 jobs; Finance and insurance: 835 jobs; Construction: 793 jobs; Other services: 660 jobsManufacturing 20% Health care and social assistance 18% Retail trade 15% Hotels and restaurants 12% Wholesale trade 7% Finance and insurance 5% Construction 5% Other services 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

528 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Prairiewood Village.

Nearest hospitals

  • Avera St. LukesGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · AberdeenUnder a mile
  • Sanford Medical Center AberdeenGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Aberdeen1.8 miles
  • Faulkton Area Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Faulkton43.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors38
Specialist doctors73
Dentists26
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants104
Mental health providers176
Physical and occupational therapists81
Optometrists11
Chiropractors19
Pharmacies14

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.

Places in and around Prairiewood Village

Parks (5 nearby)

  • Manor Park · 14 acres0.7 mi
  • Aldrich Park · 3 acres0.2 mi
  • Central Park · 2 acres0.2 mi
  • Frontier Park · 2 acres0.9 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • Natural Abundance Food Co-op0.1 mi
  • Kessler's0.6 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • State Street Pharmacy0.4 mi
  • Jones Drug0.7 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Aberdeen Public Library0.3 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Dacotah Prairie Museum0.2 mi

Theaters and performance venues (4 nearby)

  • Aberdeen Area Arts Council0.3 mi
  • Capitol Theater0.4 mi
  • Jewett Theater1.0 mi
  • Johnson Fine Arts Center1.0 mi

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.

Schools in Prairiewood Village

Public schools here are run by Aberdeen School District 06-1, SD Sch for the Blind & Visually Impaired. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (11)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Lincoln Elementary - 08AberdeenPre-K–5233Public0.9 mi
SDSBVI Elementary - 01AberdeenPre-K–810Special Education1.1 mi
C C Lee Elementary - 05AberdeenK–5356Public1.4 mi
May Overby Elementary - 09AberdeenK–5327Public1.1 mi
Mike Miller Elementary - 07AberdeenK–5282Public1.9 mi
O M Tiffany Elementary - 11AberdeenK–5304Public0.8 mi
Simmons Elementary - 10AberdeenK–5386Public1.2 mi
Holgate Middle School - 02Aberdeen6–8497Public1.6 mi
Simmons Middle School - 03Aberdeen6–8464Public1.1 mi
Central High School - 01Aberdeen9–121,384Public2.1 mi
SDSBVI High School - 02Aberdeen9–129Special Education1.1 mi
Private schools (9)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Aberdeen Catholic SchoolsAberdeenPre-K–12482Roman Catholic1.1 mi
Aberdeen Christian School, IncAberdeenPre-K–12206Christian (no specific denomination)1.6 mi
Catalyst Behavior SolutionsAberdeenPre-K–1011Nonsectarian0.4 mi
Roncalli Primary SchoolAberdeenPre-K–186Roman Catholic0.2 mi
Roncalli Primary SchoolAberdeenPre-K–12482Roman Catholic0.2 mi
Montessori School of AberdeenAberdeenK5Nonsectarian0.7 mi
Trinity Lutheran SchoolAberdeenK–862Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod0.9 mi
Roncalli Elementary SchoolAberdeen2–5169Roman Catholic0.3 mi
Roncalli Jr. & Sr. High SchoolAberdeen6–12232Roman Catholic1.1 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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