Pine Ridge, South Dakota

About Pine Ridge

Set in the southwestern part of South Dakota, Pine Ridge is a small unincorporated community.

Pine Ridge holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.83 square miles.

📰 Pine Ridge News Today

• Severe Hailstorm Pelts Pine Ridge Reservation, Damaging School Fleet and Local Homes KOTA Territory News · Aug 12
• Federal agencies and tribe partner to clear Pine Ridge Reservation’s ballistics testing backlog South Dakota Searchlight · Jun 16
• Brayden Chase Colhoff-Goings Obituary | Sioux Funeral Home | PINE RIDGE, SD Tribute Archive · Aug 17
• 14 Arrested for Distributing Cocaine on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation Native News Online · Jul 23
• Pine Ridge family leaving reservation after son shot in head on Father’s Day dakotanewsnow.com · Jul 8

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Pine Ridge Unique

• One of 7 places in the US named Pine Ridge — but the South Dakota one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southwestern South Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 14 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Pine Ridge

• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Higher Ground Coffee Shop (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Red Cloud Heritage Center · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏫 Schools in Pine Ridge

• Oglala Lakota County Virtual High School - 92
• Pine Ridge School
• Wolf Creek School - 02

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Pine Ridge Ihs Hospital · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Pine Ridge

🏘️ Nearby Communities