Vale, South Dakota

Coordinates: 44°37′15″N 103°24′12″W / 44.62083°N 103.40333°W / 44.62083; -103.40333
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Vale, South Dakota
Coordinates: 44°37′15″N 103°24′12″W / 44.62083°N 103.40333°W / 44.62083; -103.40333
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyButte
Area
 • Total0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
 • Land0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
2,700 ft (823 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total136
 • Density340/sq mi (136/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
57788
Area code605
FIPS code46-65940[1]
GNIS feature ID1269098[2]

Vale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Butte County, South Dakota, United States. According to the 2010 Census, the population was 136. Vale has been assigned the ZIP code of 57788. The public school located in Vale, whose mascot was The Beet Diggers, closed in 1972.

Vale was so-named because the town site is located in a valley.[3]

References

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 65.