Edgemont South Dakota Map

About Edgemont, South Dakota

Edgemont is a locality in Fall River County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 725. The population density is 202.5 people per km². Edgemont is located at 43.3011°N, 103.8255°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Edgemont is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57735.

Edgemont occupies a rugged expanse where the high plains meet the weathered transition toward the western highlands, defined by the persistent, winding path of Cottonwood Creek as it carves through the local terrain. It lies 61.5 miles south-southwest of Rapid City, SD (from Rapid City, SD: bearing 209°T), and is situated 19.8 miles west-southwest of Hot Springs. The air here holds a thin, crystalline clarity, sharpening the outlines of the scrub brush and sandstone outcrops that define the local topography. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Seven Sisters Range provide a jagged, purple-hued backdrop against the vast prairie sky, while the proximity to the Buffalo Gap National Grassland ensures a landscape dominated by open, sweeping vistas and the quiet endurance of native grasses. Sunlight at dusk catches the minerals in the soil, turning the earth into a mosaic of ochre and burnt sienna, an effect that renders the surroundings both austere and strangely luminous.

Edgemont carries the echoes of an industrious past, having grown from the expansion of rail lines that once moved the heavy output of local mineral extraction and regional ranching. The rhythms of the local economy remain tethered to this legacy of resourcefulness, where the nearby White Draw and the slightly more distant Fiddle Creek Reservoir serve as quiet markers in an environment shaped by long-term stewardship of the land. Life in Edgemont unfolds with a deliberate, steady pace, reflecting a culture that values the resilience required to thrive in a climate of dramatic shifts. Whether it is the persistence of the rail-centered history or the quiet operation of modern local enterprise, the character of the place is etched by the simple necessity of adapting to the wide, unyielding horizon.

About This Edgemont Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Edgemont, South Dakota. Coordinates: 43.301084, -103.825476. 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 Edgemont includes the ZIP code (57735), telephone area code (605), county seat of Fall River County (Hot Springs), and school district assignment (Edgemont School District 23-1).

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.