Map of Pine Ridge CDP, South Dakota

Pine Ridge (Lakota: wazíbló) is a census-designated place (CDP) and the most populous community in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 3,138 at the 2020 census. It is the tribal headquarters of the Oglala Sioux Tribe on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

Pine Ridge CDP overview:
Name:	Pine Ridge CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	South Dakota
County:	Oglala Lakota County
Elevation:	3,241 ft (988 m)
Total Area:	2.83 sq mi (7.32 km²)
Land Area:	2.83 sq mi (7.32 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	3,138
Population Density:	1,110.01/sq mi (428.51/km²)
ZIP code:	57770
Area code:	605
FIPS code:	4649660
GNISfeature ID:	1265681

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History

The community was named for the pine trees on the ridge surrounding the town site. An early variant name was Pine Ridge Agency.

The Pine Ridge reservation was the location of a violent shootout between FBI and activist Native Americans in 1975. FBI agents Jack Coler and Ronald Williams were killed in the initial firefight, while activist native Joe Stuntz was later shot by a police sniper. Native/Activist Leonard Peltier was later convicted of the murder of the agents and sentenced to life in prison, but there has been debate around his innocence.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.2 km), of which 3.1 square miles (7.9 km) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km) (2.54%) is water.

Pine Ridge has been assigned the ZIP code 57770.