Explore Fort Pierre, South Dakota, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Fort Pierre, South Dakota. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of South Dakota or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Fort Pierre.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Fort Pierre |
| State | South Dakota (SD) |
| County | Stanley County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 44.366596 |
| Longitude | -100.382329 |
| Population | 2,115 |
| Density | 261.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 57532 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| County Seat | Fort Pierre |
| School District | Stanley County School District 57-1 |
Fort Pierre anchors itself firmly where the Bad River meets the broader flow of the landscape, asserting its presence against the expansive horizon of the Great Plains. It lies 1.5 miles southwest of Pierre, SD (from Pierre, SD: bearing 228°T), and is situated 81.8 miles south of Mobridge. The town sits beneath a sky that seems to stretch indefinitely, its light catching the dry, amber grasses that blanket the surrounding prairie. To the west, the faint, jagged silhouette of Anderson Ridge rises against the dusk, while the immediate terrain is defined by the sharp, arid descent into Whiskey Gulch. The Fort Pierre Pool And Park offers a quiet space for reflection, where the air holds the scent of sun-warmed earth and the stillness of the interior plains.
History remains a tangible weight in Fort Pierre, serving as a crossroads where the legacy of early fur traders still lingers in the quietude of the streets. The local economy draws its strength from the cycles of the land, reflecting a heritage of ranching and livestock that dictates the seasonal rhythm of the people. Beyond the immediate reach of the Bad River, the Fort Pierre National Grassland preserves the rugged character of the region, providing a stark contrast to the managed waters of Lake Sharpe. Life here moves with a steady, deliberate pace, shaped by the unpredictable temper of the climate and a deep, quiet respect for the vast, open space that defines the American interior.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fort Pierre, South Dakota. Coordinates: 44.366596, -100.382329. 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 Fort Pierre includes the ZIP code (57532), telephone area code (605), county seat of Stanley County (Fort Pierre), and school district assignment (Stanley County School District 57-1).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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 | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |