Claire City South Dakota Map
Explore Claire City, South Dakota, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Claire City, South Dakota
| City | Claire City |
| State | South Dakota (SD) |
| County | Roberts County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 45.857181 |
| Longitude | -97.103697 |
| Population | 82 |
| Density | 173.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 57224 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| County Seat | Sisseton |
| School District | Sisseton School District 54-2 |
About Claire City, South Dakota
Claire City is a locality in Roberts County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 82. The population density is 173.0 people per km². Claire City is located at 45.8572°N, 97.1037°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Claire City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57224.Claire City emerges from the vast, open expanse of the northeastern prairie like a quiet geometry of grain elevators and low-slung rooftops against a sky that seems to possess more depth than the earth itself. It lies 66.2 miles north of Watertown, SD (from Watertown, SD: bearing 0°T), and is situated 13.6 miles north of Sisseton. The landscape surrounding Claire City favors the subtle, expansive reach of grasslands, occasionally broken by the modest, winding path of the Little Minnesota River just a mile away. To the west, the horizon holds the faint, jagged suggestion of Pleasant Peak, while the nearby Roberts County Waterfowl Production Area serves as a sanctuary where the wind hums through tall, golden stalks. The light at dusk here is a peculiar, bruised lavender that bleeds across the fields, lending a sudden, startling clarity to the texture of the soil and the stark silhouettes of distant trees.
Agriculture dictates the pulse of Claire City, an economy rooted firmly in the yield of the surrounding plains and the persistent, seasonal labor of the harvest. History lingers in the skeletal remains of old rail lines and the sturdy, unadorned architecture that reflects the pragmatic spirit of those who first broke this sod. Beyond the immediate grid, the terrain deepens into the geological curiosity of Sieche Hollow, while the nearby waters of Indian Slough provide a stillness that mirrors the deliberate, measured pace of local life. Residents move with an awareness of the climate’s harsh, winter-bound reality, finding a peculiar beauty in the way the frost crystallizes on fence wire, turning the mundane boundaries of the prairie into intricate, ephemeral lattices of ice.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Roberts County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 1.6 mi, 180° S
- Richland County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 5.9 mi, 000° N
- Dobberstein (State Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 087° E
- Knebel Slough (State Conservation Area) — 7.4 mi, 125° SE
- Sica Hollow (State Recreation Area) — 9.0 mi, 217° SW
- Park Lake (State Recreation Area) — 9.8 mi, 329° NW
- Mile 14 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker (Monument) — 13.5 mi, 066° NE
- Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.0 mi, 313° NW · 14k acres
- Whitetail Trail Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 16.5 mi, 309° NW
- Sheyenne National Grassland (National Grassland) — 17.5 mi, 020° N · 70k acres
- Mile 8 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker (Monument) — 19.1 mi, 073° E
- Samuel J Brown State Monument (Monument) — 22.1 mi, 145° SE
- South Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Division (State Park) — 24.9 mi, 223° SW
- Waubay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.7 mi, 198° S · 9,262 acres
- Marshall County Prayer Rock Museum (Museum) — 31.5 mi, 262° W
- Big Stone Lake State Park (State Park) — 33.1 mi, 146° SE
- Wilkin County Museum (Museum) — 37.6 mi, 041° NE
- Valley Queen Heritage Center (Museum) — 49.4 mi, 153° SE
- Grant County Historical Museum (Museum) — 49.5 mi, 153° SE
- Mill Theatres (Cinema) — 49.5 mi, 153° SE
- Paul Bunyan's Boat-Anchor (Attraction) — 50.5 mi, 140° SE
- Old Cannon (Registered Battlefield) — 55.8 mi, 240° SW
- A Point in Time (Public Artwork) — 56.7 mi, 058° NE
- Roosevelt Hall (Theatre) — 58.6 mi, 086° E
- Broken Down Dam (Historic Ruins) — 59.8 mi, 060° NE
- Fire Museum (Museum) — 63.9 mi, 031° NE
- Jewett Theater (Theatre) — 72.2 mi, 248° W
- Art of the Lakes (Gallery) — 72.8 mi, 066° NE
- Minuteman II ICBM (Attraction) — 73.8 mi, 011° N
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About This Claire City Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Claire City, South Dakota. Coordinates: 45.857181, -97.103697. 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 Claire City includes the ZIP code (57224), telephone area code (605), county seat of Roberts County (Sisseton), and school district assignment (Sisseton School District 54-2).
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.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
