Wilmot is a city in Roberts County, South Dakota, home to about 381 people across 0.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 57279.
Homes sold for a median of $265 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Wilmot. 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)181 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Watertown Regional Airport (ATY)37 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN177 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL521 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Wilmot; 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.
Wilmot had 432 residents in the 2020 census, down 20% since 2000.
It’s the 175th largest of 440 towns in South Dakota by population.
Roberts County grew from 12,216 residents in 1900 to 10,280 in 2020.
Roberts County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 3°F. About 24.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 51 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wilmot, SD weather station (about a mile away).
1,846 jobs at 231 businesses in Roberts 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 Wilmot.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 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.
Libraries (1 nearby)
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.
Public schools here are run by Wilmot School District 54-7. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
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| Wilmot Elementary - 02Wilmot | Pre-K–5 | 112 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Wilmot Middle School - 03Wilmot | 6–8 | 58 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Wilmot High School - 01Wilmot | 9–12 | 64 | Public | 0.4 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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