Carpenter, South Dakota
Carpenter, South Dakota | |
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  Carpenter Location within the state of South Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 44°38′15″N 97°54′59″W / 44.63750°N 97.91639°WCoordinates: 44°38′15″N 97°54′59″W / 44.63750°N 97.91639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Clark |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 57322 |
| Area code(s) | 605 |
Main Street of Carpenter during an average weekday
Carpenter is an unincorporated community in Clark County, South Dakota, United States. It is not tracked by the Census Bureau. Carpenter has the post office serving the ZIP code 57322 area. 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.
History[]
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[]
- ^ Feature Detail Report for: Carpenter, Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 30.
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