Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 37 min5:04 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 46 min7:26 am – 4:12 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People35 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 20.69 households11% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 7°F19 in of rain a year, on about 48 dayswettest month May43 in of snow a year, on about 20 days35 days above 90°F, 188 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Maurine 12sw station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksHorse Buttepeak · 3.9 miZeff Buttepeak · 5.4 miMaurine Lakelake · 6.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsOpal Lakestate recreation area · 16.1 mi · 200 acresCuster National Forestnational forest · 42.0 mi · 73,890 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMeade County, SD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025342 of 351 days measured9 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 71main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Meade County monitors, SD
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSturgisserves 7,020 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,814 ft858 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesFire stationMud Butte Fire Department6.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRapid City Regional Airport RAP68 miUS highwayUS 2124.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 57758 ZIP area.
