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Ashland Heights, South Dakota
CDP
About Ashland Heights
Ashland Heights, SD is a small unincorporated community located in western South Dakota.
Ashland Heights holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.91 square miles.
📰 Ashland Heights News Today
- Ashland Heights, South Dakota Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 21
- Structure Fire reported in the Ashland Heights neighborhood Sunday afternoon KOTA Territory News · May 3
- Rapid City, South Dakota Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 15
- Wind gusts reach 81 miles per hour in Rapid City Rapid City Journal · Oct 19
- Rapid Valley, South Dakota Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 16
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Ashland Heights Unique
- The only place in America named Ashland Heights — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in western South Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Easy reach of Rapid City (6 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Ashland Heights
- Sickies Garage Burgers & Brew — burger
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Ashland Heights
- Dakota Fields Soccer Complex reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateSouth Dakota
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area2.91 sq mi
Coordinates44.1334, -103.1237