Carpenter, South Dakota

Carpenter, South Dakota
Unincorporated community
Carpenter Location within the state of South Dakota Show map of South Dakota Carpenter Carpenter (the United States) Show map of 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	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 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]

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.