Burbank South Dakota Map

About Burbank, South Dakota

Burbank is a locality in Clay County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 93. The population density is 117.0 people per km². Burbank is located at 42.7453°N, 96.8292°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57010.

Burbank remains a quiet expanse of prairie where the horizon pulls the sky down to meet the earth in a wide, unbroken line. It lies 5.6 miles east-southeast of Vermillion, SD (from Vermillion, SD: bearing 115°T), and is situated 8.5 miles west-northwest of Elk Point. The ground here favors the steady, rhythmic patience of the plains, punctuated by the occasional rise of Rattlesnake Hill casting a long, violet shadow as the sun dips low. Two miles away, the waters of Burbank Lake catch the pale light of late afternoon, reflecting the shifting clouds, while the nearby trickle of Government Slough cuts a thin, dark ribbon through the grasses. Life in Burbank moves with the wind, which carries the scent of dry earth and the distant, cooling promise of a coming storm. The silence here is not empty but heavy, filled with the rustle of wild flora and the expansive, lonely beauty of a landscape that asks for nothing but to be seen.

Agriculture defines the pulse of Burbank, where the soil dictates the seasons and the cycle of planting and harvest serves as the primary clock. The proximity to Donnelly offers a sanctuary of uncultivated land, providing a glimpse of the region’s original character before the iron plow and the fence line rearranged the vista. History in Burbank is written in the endurance of those who staked their claims on this stubborn, fertile ground, turning the prairie into a patchwork of productive fields. The economy remains tethered to the land, an honest exchange between the farmer and the elements that has persisted through generations of fluctuating markets and changing weather. In the evening, the lights of isolated homesteads flicker against the darkening plains, marking a resilience that is as much a part of the local identity as the deep, dark loam beneath the surface.

About This Burbank Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Burbank, South Dakota. Coordinates: 42.745276, -96.829208. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Burbank includes the ZIP code (57010), telephone area code (605), county seat of Clay County (Vermillion), and school district assignment (Vermillion School District 13-1).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.