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Rockport Colony, South Dakota
Rockport Colony, South Dakota is located in South Dakota
Rockport Colony, South Dakota
Rockport Colony, South Dakota
Location in South Dakota
Country United States
State South Dakota
County Hanson
Elevation
1,224 ft (373 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
57311
Area code(s) 605
GNIS feature ID 1257441
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Dam on the James River at Rockport Colony, ca. 1915

Rockport Colony is a small unincorporated community in Hanson County, South Dakota, United States. It is located on the James River, southwest of Alexandria and southeast of Mitchell, and is part of the Mitchell Micropolitan Statistical Area. The elevation is 1,224 feet.

The Rockport Colony Elementary School, which had 24 students in 2008, is not located in Rockport Colony, but is physically in the town of Alexandria.

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