About Aberdeen
Aberdeen, SD is a thriving city located in northern South Dakota with an estimated population of 27,919. It ranks as the 3rd largest city in South Dakota.
Aberdeen holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 16.57 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,685 residents per square mile.
📰 Aberdeen News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Aberdeen Unique
- One of the 5 largest cities in South Dakota (#3 statewide).
- One of 8 places in the US named Aberdeen — but the South Dakota one has a character all its own.
- Positioned in northern South Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
- Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 27,919.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Aberdeen
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Aberdeen
- Anchors Away
- Cuzco — peruvian
- Dulces Hispanic Store — mexican
- Dunn Brothers Coffee — coffee shop (café)
- International Kitchen — asian
- Jimmy's Pizza — pizza
- Krave
- Market on the PLaza — coffee shop (café)
- Mavericks Steaks & Cocktails — steak house
- Mazatlan — mexican
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Dacotah Prairie Museum · Museum
- Storybook Land · Theme park
- ArcadeAway · Arcade
- Water Slides · Water park
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Aberdeen
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Aberdeen
- C C Lee Elementary - 05
- Central High School - 01
- Holgate Middle School - 02
- Lincoln Elementary - 08
- May Overby Elementary - 09
- Mike Miller Elementary - 07
- New Beginnings - 89
- O M Tiffany Elementary - 11
- SDSBVI Elementary - 01
- SDSBVI High School - 02
- Simmons Elementary - 10
- Simmons Middle School - 03
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Avera St Lukes ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.