Estelline South Dakota Map

About Estelline, South Dakota

Estelline is a locality in Hamlin County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 831. The population density is 352.0 people per km². Estelline is located at 44.5747°N, 96.9023°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57234.

Estelline stretches across the South Dakota prairie, a settlement defined by the vast, open sky and the subtle rise and fall of the land. It lies 71.5 miles north of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 352°T), and is situated 18.9 miles north-north-west of Brookings. Here, fields of grain, gold under the midday sun, ripple like a restless sea, their edges meeting the horizon in a clean, unbroken line. Farmsteads, stoic against the elements, punctuate the landscape, their silos reaching skyward like weathered sentinels, and the air itself often carries the faint, earthy perfume of turned soil and distant livestock, a testament to the enduring agricultural heart of this place. The light, especially in the late afternoon, softens the sharp contours of the prairie, bathing everything in a warm, honeyed glow that seems to linger long after the sun has begun its descent. This corner of Hamlin County, where Estelline makes its home, has long been shaped by the cycles of farming and the resilience of its people. The local economy remains intrinsically tied to the bounty of the land, with wheat, corn, and soybeans forming the backbone of its sustenance, and the quiet hum of agricultural machinery a familiar soundtrack to the seasons. Estelline itself, though small, carries the echoes of its founding, a history etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of community that has allowed it to weather the passage of time. The town square, a modest but vital hub, serves as a gathering place, a silent witness to the generations who have worked this soil and called Estelline their home.

About This Estelline Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Estelline, South Dakota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 44.574688, -96.902284. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Estelline and Hamlin County.

Detailed location data for Estelline includes the ZIP code (57234), telephone area code (605), county seat of Hamlin County (Hayti), and school district assignment (Estelline School District 28-2). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Estelline is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.