Webster, South Dakota

About Webster

Webster is a small town in northeastern South Dakota with an estimated population of 1,666.

Webster holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.62 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,028 residents per square mile.

📰 Webster News Today

• Shirley Anderson Obituary (2026) - Webster, SD - Coester Funeral Home & Cremation Service - Webster Legacy obituary · Jul 31
• South Dakota Native Brock Lesnar Calls it a Career This Weekend ESPN Sioux Falls · Aug 5
• Linda M. Sampson Wight & Comes Funeral Chapel · Jul 31
• Webster Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Webster native Brock Lesnar announces retirement KELOLAND.com · Aug 4

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Webster Unique

• One of 10 places in the US named Webster — but the South Dakota one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northeastern South Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of South Dakota — one of 485 recognized communities statewide.

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 11 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Webster

• Buchner Slough State Public Shooting Area reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Webster

• Webster Area Elementary - 03
• Webster Area High School - 01
• Webster Area Middle School - 02

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Sanford Hospital Webster - Cah · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Webster

🏘️ Nearby Communities