Mellette, South Dakota

About Mellette

Mellette, SD is a tiny community located in northern South Dakota counting 193 people who proudly call it home.

Mellette holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.26 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 742 residents per square mile.

📰 Mellette News Today

• Schedule - Northwestern Area Wildcats (Mellette, SD) Football 26-27 MaxPreps · Aug 9
• Two West Coast Residents die in Mellette County crash Go Watertown Radio · Aug 7
• Paul G. Rasmussen Obituary Apr 3, 2022 Schriver's Memorial Mortuary & Crematory · Apr 2
• South Dakota town hit by 1,500% increase in property values KELOLAND.com · Jan 12
• Mellette sauce, scent makers gain national spotlight in holiday gift guide aberdeennews.com · Dec 19

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Mellette Unique

• The only place in America named Mellette — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.26 sq mi.
• Positioned in northern South Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🏫 Schools in Mellette

• Northwestern Elementary - 04
• Northwestern High School - 01
• Northwestern Middle School - 02
• iSucceed - 92
• iSucceed Middle School - 93

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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