New Effington, South Dakota

About New Effington

New Effington, SD is a tiny community located in northeastern South Dakota counting 228 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, New Effington is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.26 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 877 residents per square mile.

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What Makes New Effington Unique

• The only place in America named New Effington — 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 northeastern South Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 14 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in New Effington

• Broz Waterfowl Production Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Carl Waterfowl Production Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Dobberstien Slough State Wildlife Management reviews ★
• Dry Run Number 2 State Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Dry Run Number 3 State Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Knebel Slough State Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Kutter-Bredvik Waterfowl Production Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Kutter-Henke Waterfowl Production Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Loberg Waterfowl Production Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Navratil Waterfowl Production Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Slather Slough State Wildlife Management Area reviews ★
• Stowe Waterfowl Production Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

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