Piedmont, South Dakota

About Piedmont

Set in the western part of South Dakota, Piedmont is a small town, home to 1,002 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Piedmont holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.62 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 619 residents per square mile.

📰 Piedmont News Today

• Piedmont, SD Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Aug 29
• Piedmont prepares for 40th annual Independence Day parade KOTA Territory News · Jul 2
• This South Dakota Cabin Was Once Military Barracks Only In Your State · Aug 21
• Public Informational Meeting Planned for Reconstruction Project on Interstate 90 at Piedmont KBHB Radio · Jun 26
• Michael D. Shoener Obituary Aug 14, 2026 Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home · Aug 14

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What Makes Piedmont Unique

• One of 8 places in the US named Piedmont — but the South Dakota one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in western South Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of South Dakota — one of 485 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🏫 Schools in Piedmont

• Lead-Deadwood Career & Technical Education - 10
• Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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