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 | |
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  Carpenter Location within the state of South Dakota  Carpenter Carpenter (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°38′15″N 97°54′59″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
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
- 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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