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Wall
South Dakotatown
Wall
Total population
622
Median home value
$164,800
Bachelor's+
Median income
$58,984
Founded
1908
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Wall is a city in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. Its Lakota name is Makȟóšiča Aglágla Otȟuŋwahe, meaning "Town alongside the Badlands".
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History
Wall was platted in 1907 when the Chicago and North Western Railroad was extended to that point. The town was incorporated in 1908. Wall was named for the "natural wall" in rock formations by the Badlands National Park. The town is most famous for the Wall Drug Store, which opened as a small pharmacy in 1931 during the Depression, located at that time on Route 16A. The store eventually developed into a large roadside tourist attraction. The National Grasslands Visitor Center is also located in Wall.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and is water. It is the largest settlement in the area. The town is located on the eastern side of Pennington County, across the Cheyenne River, and accessed from the I-90.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Wall, SD from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Wall Elementary - 02Elementary · Wall · 116 students · 14.5:1 ratio
- Wall High School - 01High · Wall · 99 students · 12.4:1 ratio
- Wall Middle School - 06Middle · Wall · 68 students · 11.3:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in South Dakota
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Wall
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire XU Hill, Oglala Lakota, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-08-11 · 27 mi
- Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-08-01 · 31 mi
- Wildfire Duhamel, Pennington, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-07-29 · 31 mi
- Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-07-27 · 31 mi
- Wildfire Rancher fire, Oglala Lakota, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-08-11 · 47 mi
- Wildfire Needles, Oglala Lakota, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-09-04 · 48 mi
- Wildfire Fairpoint, Meade, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-07-27 · 61 mi
- Wildfire Twin Butte Ck, Corson, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-07-27 · 107 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET