Rapid City Wedding

Rapid City is a city in Pennington County, South Dakota, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 59,607, but is now estimated over 70,000. [citation needed] Rapid City is the hub of the Black Hills. Rapid City has a metro population of about 110,000. It is the county seat of Pennington CountyGR6 and the second largest city in South Dakota after Sioux Falls with an estimated 150,000. Rapid City is also the principal city of and is included in the Rapid City, South Dakota Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Rapid City is located at 44434N, 1031342W (44.076188, -103.228299)GR1. The elevation of Rapid City is 3202 feet (976 meters) and Rapid City sits in the shadow of Harney Peak; which at 7242 feet, is the tallest point between the Rockies and the French Alps.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 115.7 km (44.7 mi). 115.5 km (44.6 mi) of it is land and 0.2 km (0.1 mi) of it (0.13%) is water.

Rapid City has been assigned the ZIP code range 57701-57703 and 57709 and the FIPS place code 52980.