Hudson South Dakota Map

About Hudson, South Dakota

Hudson is a locality in Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 311. The population density is 425.8 people per km². Hudson is located at 43.1303°N, 96.4542°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hudson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57034.

Hudson occupies a quiet expanse of the southeastern plains where the Big Sioux River carves a serpentine path through the black, fertile earth. It lies 31.5 miles south-southeast of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 157°T), and is situated 9.5 miles west-southwest of Rock Valley. The horizon here stretches wide and unobstructed, a vast bowl of sky that transitions from the pale, bruised violet of dawn to a deep, resonant indigo as the sun retreats behind the distant, hazy silhouette of the Cactus Hills. Within the boundaries of the local landscape, Rollings offers a quiet sanctuary of prairie grasses that sway in rhythmic, amber-hued waves, catching the low-angled light of afternoon. The air holds a crisp, earthen weight, smelling of damp soil and the distant, cooling breath of the plains, grounding the senses in a geography defined by its steady, unadorned endurance.

Hudson reflects the industrious spirit of a settlement rooted in the seasonal cycles of grain and livestock, where the economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of the harvest and the heavy, iron-scented labor of the rail lines. Generations have built their lives upon this silt-rich soil, transforming the open prairie into a mosaic of cultivated fields that glow with a golden intensity under the midsummer sun. While the pace of life maintains a deliberate, measured cadence, the architecture of the streets—the weathered brick of storefronts and the sturdy frame houses—speaks to a long-standing commitment to the land. Though Carlson Lake lies well beyond the immediate view, its presence influences the regional water table, ensuring that the moisture necessary for the local agricultural lifeblood persists even through the long, frost-bound winters.

About This Hudson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hudson, South Dakota. Coordinates: 43.130263, -96.454199. 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 Hudson includes the ZIP code (57034), telephone area code (605), county seat of Lincoln County (Canton), and school district assignment (Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1).

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.