Carpenter, South Dakota

Carpenter is an unincorporated community in Clark County, South Dakota, United States. Although not tracked by the Census Bureau, Carpenter has been assigned the ZIP code of 57322.

Carpenter, South Dakota
Carpenter
Location within the state of South Dakota
Carpenter
Carpenter (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°38′15″N 97°54′59″W
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyClark
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
57322
Area code(s)605
Main Street of Carpenter during an average weekday

Despite the city's size of one square city block, businesses such as Wheat Growers, the Carpenter Cafe, Dick's Garage, and the post office flourish here.

Carpenter was named by postmaster John C. Opsahl for his recently deceased friend, G. W. Carpenter, a land office agent in nearby Watertown, Codington County.[1][2]

References

  1. Feature Detail Report for: Carpenter, Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 30.



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