Welcome to Harrisburg ...

The city of Harrisburg is located in Lincoln County<1>.

The location of Harrisburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harrisburg, 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.

When the people of Harrisburg refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Harrisburger<3>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Harrisburg has a population of 6,714 people<4> (see below for details).

Harrisburg is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

The telephone area code for Harrisburg: (605)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Harrisburg had an population of 6,714 people. This is an increase of 64.2% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 600.84% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Harrisburg had a population of 4,089 people (or 9.12% of the total population of Lincoln County). This makes Harrisburg the county's most populous community.

The population of Harrisburg represents 0.5% of the population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 24th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,089 people, the population of Harrisburg increased 326.83% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 958 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Harrisburg.

Communities Also Named Harrisburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 44 communities that are also named Harrisburg - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona (2), Arkansas, California, Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia (3), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maryland, Michigan, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Mexico, New York (3), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near Harrisburg ...

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

• Sioux Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Falls
  • Sioux Falls is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 187,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sioux Falls <6>
• Brandon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  • Brandon is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <6>
• Tea
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea
  • Tea is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tea <6>
• Canton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <6>
• Hartford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <6>
• Lennox
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lennox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennox
  • Lennox is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lennox <6>
• Crooks
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks
  • Crooks is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooks <6>
• Worthing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthing
  • Worthing is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthing <6>
• Larchwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larchwood
  • Larchwood is located in Lyon County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larchwood <6>
• Inwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
  • Inwood is located in Lyon County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inwood <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 Harrisburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harrisburg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Harrisburg. 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 Harrisburg.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Harrisburg. See our Newspapers Page for Harrisburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harrisburg ...

Looking for more information about Harrisburg? 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 Harrisburg, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Harrisburg.

Adding Harrisburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harrisburg 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 Harrisburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harrisburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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