Carpenter, South Dakota

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Carpenter, South Dakota
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Carpenter
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Carpenter
Carpenter (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°38′15″N97°54′59″W / 44.63750°N 97.91639°W / 44.63750; -97.91639 Coordinates: 44°38′15″N97°54′59″W / 44.63750°N 97.91639°W / 44.63750; -97.91639
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, South Dakota 2007.jpg
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 Agtegra, 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]

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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.