Welcome to Clear Lake ...

The city of Clear Lake is located in Deuel County<1> and is the County Seat for Deuel County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clear Lake, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Clear Lake: Clear Lk.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Clear Lake has a population of 1,259 people<2> (see below for details).

Clear Lake is 1,790 feet [546 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Clear Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Clear Lake is within the boundaries of the (605) area code.

The ZIP code for Clear Lake: 57226<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Clear Lake had an population of 1,259 people. This is a decrease of 1.1% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.69% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clear Lake had a population of 1,273 people (which is 29.17% of the total population of Deuel County). This makes Clear Lake the county's most populous community.

The population of Clear Lake represents 0.16% of the population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 73rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,273 people, the population of Clear Lake decreased 4.64% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,335 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Clear Lake.

Communities Also Named Clear Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Clear Lake - they are located in Arkansas (2), California, Florida, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Texas (2), Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clear Lake.

Communities near Clear Lake ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Clear Lake.

• Estelline
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estelline have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelline
  • Estelline is located in Hamlin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estelline <6>
• Castlewood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlewood
  • Castlewood is located in Hamlin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castlewood <6>
• Gary
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Gary is located in Deuel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <6>
• Tunerville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunerville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunerville
  • Tunerville is located in Deuel County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 218 people
• Toronto
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
  • Toronto is located in Deuel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <6>
• Kranzburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kranzburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kranzburg
  • Kranzburg is located in Codington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kranzburg <6>
• Goodwin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodwin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
  • Goodwin is located in Deuel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodwin <6>
• Astoria
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Astoria have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
  • Astoria is located in Deuel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astoria <6>
• Brandt
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandt have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
  • Brandt is located in Deuel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandt <6>
• Revillo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Revillo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revillo
  • Revillo is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Revillo <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Clear Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clear Lake.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clear Lake. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clear Lake.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clear Lake. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Clear Lake.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clear Lake ...

Looking for more information about Clear Lake? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Clear Lake, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Clear Lake.

Adding Clear Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clear Lake in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Clear Lake was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clear Lake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clear Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/