Oglala, South Dakota

Oglala, South Dakota
Oglála
Location in Oglala Lakota County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 43°11′06″N 102°43′36″W / 43.18500°N 102.72667°W / 43.18500; -102.72667
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyOglala Lakota
Civil townshipWest Oglala Lakota Unorganized Territory
Area
  Total
13.36 sq mi (34.61 km2)
  Land12.50 sq mi (32.38 km2)
  Water0.86 sq mi (2.22 km2)
Elevation
3,035 ft (925 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
1,282
  Density102.54/sq mi (39.59/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP code
57764
Area code605
FIPS code46-46540
GNIS feature ID2393169
Websitewww.lakotamall.com/oglalasiouxtribe/index.htm

Oglala (Lakota: Oglála; "he scatters his own") is a census-designated place (CDP) in West Oglala Lakota Unorganized Territory (civil township) equivalent, Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,282 at the 2020 census. Its location is in the northwest of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

The community takes its name from the Oglala Lakota (also called the Oglala Sioux).