Colonial Pine Hills South Dakota Map

About Colonial Pine Hills, South Dakota

Colonial Pine Hills is a locality in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,609. The population density is 59.3 people per km². Colonial Pine Hills is located at 44.0078°N, 103.3155°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 57702.

Colonial Pine Hills unfolds across a landscape where the Black Hills begin their gentle, rolling descent towards the prairie. It lies 6.5 miles south-west of Rapid City, SD (from Rapid City, SD: bearing 220°T), and is situated 9.2 miles west-south-west of Rapid Valley. Here, ponderosa pines, their bark smelling faintly of vanilla in the sun, stand sentinel over a terrain of undulating hills and shallow draws, a place where the sky feels vast and the wind carries the scent of dry grasses and distant rain. The land itself seems to breathe with a quiet resilience, the soil a rich ochre that stains the boots of those who walk its trails. Sunlight, when it slants through the trees in the late afternoon, paints the underbrush in hues of gold and russet, lending an almost ethereal quality to the persistent green of the pines. The story of Colonial Pine Hills is one of resilience and adaptation, a place that has seen prospectors dream of gold and ranchers carve out livelihoods from the land. Though not as boisterous as some of its mining neighbors, Colonial Pine Hills has always been a place of quiet industry, its economy historically tied to the surrounding agricultural lands and the timber that graces its hillsides. Local businesses, many carrying the legacy of generations, hum with a steady, unhurried purpose, their doors opening to a community that values neighborly connection and the enduring spirit of the West. It’s a place where the past is not forgotten, but woven into the everyday rhythm of life, a subtle reminder of the journeys that brought people to this particular corner of South Dakota.

About This Colonial Pine Hills Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Colonial Pine Hills, South Dakota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 44.007766, -103.315462. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Colonial Pine Hills and Pennington County.

Detailed location data for Colonial Pine Hills includes the ZIP code (57702), telephone area code (605), county seat of Pennington County (Rapid City), and school district assignment (Rapid City School District 51-4). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Colonial Pine Hills is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.