Long Valley, South Dakota
Encyclopedia
Long Valley is an unincorporated community
in Jackson County
, South Dakota
, United States
. Although not tracked by the Census Bureau
, Long Valley has been assigned the ZIP code
of 57547. Long Valley is located 29 miles south of the county seat of Kadoka, South Dakota
along Highway 73.
The majority of Long Valley and its rural residents are cattle ranches, most have herds of 100 or more. They also cut the wild plains grass to feed their cattle.
The distance between neighbors is usually 2.5 miles. The border of the Pine Ridge reservation runs along a line 2 miles west of Norris, SD to 12 miles south on Highway 73, north to the Badlands, 17 miles south of Kadoka, SD.
Unincorporated area
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in Jackson County
Jackson County, South Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,930 people, 945 households, and 675 families residing in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile . There were 1,173 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile...
, South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
, United States
United States
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. Although not tracked by the Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, Long Valley has been assigned the ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
of 57547. Long Valley is located 29 miles south of the county seat of Kadoka, South Dakota
Kadoka, South Dakota
Kadoka is a city in Jackson County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 654 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Jackson County.-Geography:Kadoka is located at ....
along Highway 73.
The majority of Long Valley and its rural residents are cattle ranches, most have herds of 100 or more. They also cut the wild plains grass to feed their cattle.
The distance between neighbors is usually 2.5 miles. The border of the Pine Ridge reservation runs along a line 2 miles west of Norris, SD to 12 miles south on Highway 73, north to the Badlands, 17 miles south of Kadoka, SD.