Vale, South Dakota

Vale, South Dakota
Vale
Location of Vale in South Dakota
Vale
Vale (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°37′15″N 103°23′55″W / 44.62083°N 103.39861°W / 44.62083; -103.39861
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyButte
Area
  Total
1.49 sq mi (3.86 km2)
  Land1.49 sq mi (3.86 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
2,772 ft (845 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
130
  Density87.31/sq mi (33.71/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
57788
Area code605
FIPS code46-65940
GNIS feature ID2628852

Vale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Butte County, South Dakota, United States. According to the 2020 census, the population was 130. Vale has been assigned the ZIP code of 57788. The public school located in Vale, whose mascot was The Beet Diggers, closed in 1982.

Vale was so-named because the town site is located in a valley.

The Full Throttle Saloon, a large bar and entertainment site described as the world's largest biker bar and previously the subject of the reality television series Full Throttle Saloon, was rebuilt, moving from nearby Sturgis to 600 acres in Vale near Bear Butte.