Hecla, South Dakota

Hecla, South Dakota
Location in Brown County and the state of South Dakota
Location in Brown County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 45°52′56″N 98°09′07″W / 45.88222°N 98.15194°W / 45.88222; -98.15194
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyBrown
Incorporated1890[1]
Area
 • Total0.34 sq mi (0.89 km2)
 • Land0.34 sq mi (0.89 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,303 ft (397 m)
Population
 • Total193
 • Density561.05/sq mi (216.39/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
57446
Area code605
FIPS code46-27980[5]
GNIS feature ID1267416[3]

Hecla is a city in Brown County, South Dakota, United States, located only a few miles south of the North Dakota border. The population was 193 at the 2020 census.[6] State Highway 37 runs along the east side of town.

  1. ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hecla, South Dakota
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Hecla city, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 12, 2022.