Town guide
Wasta
A town of 65 people in South Dakota
From your neighbors
What’s happening
Weather
Forecast →Coming up
Upcoming events
Nothing on the calendar yet
Add an event →Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.
Around town
All news →Local news
Loading local headlines…
Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.
The Wasta album
0 of 12 shotsNeighbors document Wasta together
About Wasta
Town in South Dakota, United States65Population
0.2 sq miArea
2,320 ftElevation
Wasta (Lakota: wašté) is a town in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States, situated along the Cheyenne River. It had a population of 65 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
Town numbers
ZIP code57791
Area code605
Living in Wasta
Health in Wasta
Compared with South Dakota
1better than SD·5worse
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 20 are too close to call.
BetterToo close to callWorse
What stands out
Care nearby
Monument Health Rapid City HospitalRapid City · 37.9 mi · ER
Main ClinicRapid City · 37.4 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Wasta · CMS · HRSAHealth in Wasta →
Natural hazards in Wasta
High
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities.
🌊 Inland flooding🔥 Wildfire🥶 Cold waves
FEMA National Risk Index December 2025 · OpenFEMANatural hazards in Wasta →
Climate in Wasta
Full climate →Wasta has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 11°, and about 30 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
37° / 13°Winter
60° / 33°Spring
86° / 57°Summer
63° / 35°Fall
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Climate in Wasta →
Libraries near Wasta
See all →Nearest: Wall Community LibraryWall · 11.4 miles · 19 hrs a week
Where Wasta is
Explore map →
Location map
South Dakota · SDTown boundary on OpenStreetMap →
How things work in Wasta
All explainers →No one has written Wasta’s explainers yetKnow how one of these works here? Each explainer earns +10 karma.