1910 · Main St · Library of Congress
Hecla’s story
Hecla in pictures
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
- 1910Main St
HeclaSD
A town of 182.
Population
182
residents
Median home value
$47K
Census ACS
Median age
66.0
years
Jobs based here
36
A commuter town
Small town
182 people, and everyone knows the way
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Ordered by what stands out in Hecla. Another town gets a different order.
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Hecla
Most working residents leave Hecla for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Aberdeen (40%), Brookings (7%) and Sioux Falls (5%). Half commute less than 33 miles.
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Hecla0%
Aberdeen40%
Brookings7%
Sioux Falls5%
Groton3%
33 mi
median commute distance
36
jobs based in Hecla
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Hecla has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 2°, and about 38 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
38″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter5–24°
Spring31–54°
Summer57–80°
Fall34–56°
Sep 29
typical first frost
May 7
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards
Low risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 37% of U.S. communities.
37risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesHail
2
paid flood claims since 2009
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health
How healthy Hecla is
Hecla beats the South Dakota average on 9 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
26 measures vs. South Dakota
9 better10 too close to call7 worse
| What stands out | Hecla | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.5% | 12.7% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.7% | 18.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 14.5% | 9.2% |
Chi Oakes Hospital
18.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Hecla for work
Where Hecla’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
36jobs based in Hecla
0%of working residents work in town
33 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Hecla
City in South Dakota, United States
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. State Highway 37 runs along the east side of town.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 193
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,302 ft
- ZIP code
- 57446
- Area code
- 605