Tripp, South Dakota
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Tripp City. It lies in ZIP code area 57376. The Survey maps it on the Tripp quadrangle. 575 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,558 feet above sea level.
On record in Tripp
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
- South Dakota Dept. of Trans. Bridge No. 34-120-194listed 2002
- Tucek-Sykora Farmsteadlisted 2009
Population over time
2 figuresTripp fell from 647 to 575 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 647 | |
| 2020 | 575 | -72 (-11%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1898 USGS Olivet quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Tripp quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Freeman quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
10 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Tripp between 2003 and 2020, burning about 52 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | HOFF DITCH |
| 4 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | FISCHER |
| 17 May 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Hutchinson County | TREE BELT |
| 1 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 31 March 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Hutchinson County | GRASS FIRE |
| 6 November 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 22 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | TWIN CULVERT ROAD |
| 19 November 2019 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | DUANE HEISINGER |
| 7 October 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | HWY 18 AMISH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
55 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tripp in 55 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 25 hail, 22 thunderstorm wind, 4 flood, 2 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | Flood | Tripp | $760,000 | Flooding resulted in extensive damage to public infrastructure including numerous county and township roads, culverts, and some bridges. |
| June 2024 | Flood | Tripp | $758,000 | Rainfall amounts across Hutchinson County from June 20-22 ranged from 4 to 6 inches. Overland flooding ensued with additional major flooding along Wolf Creek and the James River. ||Multiple residences in Parkston, Tripp, Olivet, Menno, Freeman, and other smaller communities across the county had water or sewer backup into their homes. In addition, many roads had gravel wash and several culverts were swept away. Preliminary damage assessments estimate loss to public infrastructure across the county to be nearly 758 thousand dollars.||The majority of overland flooding subsided by June 24, but river flooding continued through the end of the month. For additional information on river flooding, please see other flood entries for Hutchinson County. |
| September 2019 | Flood | Tripp | $300,000 | Flooding resulted in crop losses and damage to public infrastructure including county and township roads and culverts. Crop loss estimates provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| July 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Tripp | $100,000 | A tornado spun up around two miles north of Tripp, touching down just east of a railroad line east of State Highway 37 and north of 285th Street. The tornado tracked to the southeast, where it impacted a farmstead, causing significant damage to two barns and destroying a small outbuilding. The tornado continued across 411th Ave. where it removed the second story of a poorly constructed residence. Fortunately, the residents were not home at the time. After a mile on the ground, a third farmstead was struck tearing metal roofing from a barn. At this point, the tornado veered a bit more southward, finally lifting just after crossing U.S. Highway 18 near 412th Avenue. |
| August 2001 | Hail | Tripp | $100,000 | Large hail caused damage to vehicles, including severe damage to vehicles at new car dealers. Windows were broken, and crops, especially soybeans, were damaged. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tripp | $50,000 | Lumber yard lost part of its roof, with most fences taken out. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tripp | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Tripp | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tripp | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts measured by a Road Weather Information System sensor near Tripp. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tripp | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured by a Road Weather Information System sensor near Tripp with a peak gust of 68 mph at 1820 CST. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tripp | - | An extended period of severe wind gusts was measured by South Dakota RWIS site near Tripp, with the peak wind gust at 2114 CST. |
| July 2024 | Funnel Cloud | Tripp | - | A brief funnel cloud was observed east of Tripp. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tripp | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts peaked at 74 mph at the South Dakota Road Weather Information System site near Tripp. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tripp | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts as high as 69 mph were measured by South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD570 1 mile northwest of Tripp. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tripp | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 70 mph was measured by South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD570 one mile northwest of Tripp. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tripp | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 107 mph was measured by South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD570 2 miles northwest of Tripp. The town grain elevated was destroyed. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tripp | - | Law enforcement in Tripp estimated winds to be around 60 mph. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tripp | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 65 mph was measured by the South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD570 1 mile northwest of Tripp. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tripp | - | A brief period of thunderstorm wind gusts near 60 mph was measured by South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD570 2 miles northwest of Tripp. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tripp | - | Multiple roof panels blew off a large poultry barn near Tripp. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tripp | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts measured by South Dakota RWIS site SD570 1 mile northwest of Tripp. |
| June 2019 | Flood | Tripp | - | During crop planting season, prolonged flooding led to the loss of or inability to plant crops across the area. Crop loss estimates provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tripp | - | Winds broke a 5 inch diameter limb from a tree. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tripp | - | A 12 inch diameter tree was also knocked over as the ground was saturated. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tripp | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including a few branches blown down. |
| September 2008 | Hail | Tripp | - | Large hail was accompanied by heavy rainfall of around 2 inches. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Tripp | - | Heavy rainfall of 3 to 6 inches on already saturated ground caused flash flooding of numerous roads, fields, low areas, and basements. Several roads and culverts were washed out. Basement flooding in Menno was made worse by a power outage which kept sump pumps from working. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Tripp | - | Large hail was accompanied by strong but not damaging winds. |
| May 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Tripp | - | A brief tornado caused tree damage and overturned an irrigation system. |
| August 2002 | Hail | Tripp | - | Large hail caused damage to vehicles and crops. The amount of damage was not known. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tripp | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage. The amount of damage was not known. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Tripp | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Tripp | - | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Hail | Tripp | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Tripp | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Tripp | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Tripp | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Tripp | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Tripp | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Tripp | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tripp | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Tripp | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Tripp | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tripp | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Tripp | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Tripp | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Tripp | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Tripp | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Tripp | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Tripp | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tripp | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Tripp | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Tripp | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tripp | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Tripp | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beardsley | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Kaylor | 7.2 miles | 11 | |
| Parkston | 12.0 miles | 11 | |
| Olivet | 15.4 miles | 12 | |
| Milltown | 16.2 miles | 11 | |
| Dimock | 17.2 miles | 11 | |
| Maxwell Colony | 17.8 miles | 12 | |
| Tschetter Colony | 17.9 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Tripp | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2056925 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1258618. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




