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Sales tax in Spearfish, SD

6.2% combined sales tax rate

The combined sales tax rate in Spearfish, SD is 6.2%, effective 2023-07-01.

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ZIP codes
4 on file · 1 wholly inside the city limits
County
Lawrence
Levied by
South Dakota, Lawrence and Spearfish
City limits of Spearfish, SD, covering 17.3 square miles of land
City limits · 17.3 sq mi Census TIGER/Line 2024, simplified. Not a tax boundary: districts cross it and the rate can differ inside it.

How the combined rate in Spearfish, SD is made up

Each government below levies its own share. A seller collects them together at the till and passes each share to the authority that levied it.

Tax rate components in Spearfish, SD, with the source of each
Jurisdiction Type Rate Effective Source
South Dakota state 4.2% Jul 1, 2023 Current jurisdiction rate and boundary files
Lawrence county 0% Jul 1, 2023 Current jurisdiction rate and boundary files
Spearfish city 2% Jan 1, 1986 Current jurisdiction rate and boundary files
Combined rate 6.2%

ZIP codes in Spearfish

4 on file — 1 wholly inside the city limits and 3 crossing them. Each has its own page.

1 ZIP code wholly inside Spearfish

Every address in these is inside the city limits, so all of them pay Spearfish's rate.

ZIP codes in Spearfish with the combined sales tax figure for each
ZIP code Combined rate Also reaches
57799 6.2% no other city

3 ZIP codes crossing the city line

Part of each of these lies outside Spearfish. An address in one may be taxed at a neighbour's rate instead, and the figure shown is the most likely one across the whole ZIP code.

ZIP codes in Spearfish with the combined sales tax figure for each
ZIP code Combined rate Also reaches
57717 6.2% Belle Fourche
57783 6.2% no other city
57793 6.2% Deadwood, Sturgis and Whitewood

What can change the tax you pay in Spearfish, SD

  • ZIP codes shared with a neighbour. 2 of Spearfish's 4 ZIP codes are also reached by Belle Fourche, Deadwood, Sturgis and Whitewood, so an address in one of them can owe a neighbour's rate instead of Spearfish's.
  • What you are buying. Categories are not taxed alike. The calculator switches between general merchandise, prepared food and lodging, which are the categories we hold rates for here.

How Spearfish compares with the rest of South Dakota

Spearfish's 6.2% is the most common combined rate in South Dakota. Of the state's 410 ZIP codes with a figure, 247 land on the same one, 162 carry a lower figure and 1 a higher one. Across South Dakota the combined rate runs from 4.2% to 7.2%. See every city in South Dakota.

The most common combined sales tax figures in South Dakota, by number of ZIP codes
Combined rate ZIP codes Which is this city
~6.2% 247 Spearfish
~4.2% 139
~5.2% 21
~5.7% 1
6.15% 1

Counted from ZIP-code figures. A tilde marks a band where some ZIP codes cross a tax boundary and are counted at their most likely rate.

How sales tax is collected

The seller generally collects the tax from the buyer at the point of sale and passes it to the authorities that levied it. In most states it is added at the till rather than included in the advertised price. Read how sales tax works, including sourcing rules, online purchases and who is required to collect.

Rates last verified: Sep 4, 2026. This is when the source was last read, not when this page was last edited.

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