Lemmon South Dakota Map

About Lemmon, South Dakota

Lemmon is a locality in Perkins County, South Dakota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,160. The population density is 407.9 people per km². Lemmon is located at 45.9408°N, 102.1593°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Lemmon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57638.

Lemmon stretches across the high, expansive plains where the horizon pulls the sky tight against the earth, creating a vastness that humbles the eye. It lies 71.4 miles south-southeast of Dickinson, ND (from Dickinson, ND: bearing 155°T), and is situated 88.8 miles southwest of Bismarck. The landscape is defined by the persistent, dry resilience of the prairie, where the grasses bow to a wind that carries the scent of baked dust and distant growth. Only a mile away, Thunder Hawk Creek carves a thin, erratic line through the topography, its banks marking a quiet passage for the local wildlife. To the west, the faint, jagged silhouette of Rocky Ridge rises against the sunset, a serrated edge of earth that serves as a permanent, silent guardian to the western view. Five miles out, the waters of North Lemmon Lake provide a singular, reflective calm, offering a reprieve from the relentless sweep of the open range.

Agriculture remains the steady pulse of Lemmon, as the rhythm of the seasons dictates the slow, deliberate work of those who tend the soil and manage the livestock. The local economy finds its strength in this deep connection to the land, supported by the proximity of the Grand River National Grassland, which preserves the rugged, untamed character of the region. History lingers in the architecture of the streets, reflecting the hard-won persistence of a settlement built on the grit of the frontier. Life here moves with a measured pace, governed by the quality of light that turns the dry grasses into shimmering gold at dusk and the quiet solitude that settles over the plains once the day’s labor is done.

About This Lemmon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lemmon, South Dakota. Coordinates: 45.940834, -102.15932. 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 Lemmon includes the ZIP code (57638), telephone area code (605), county seat of Perkins County (Bison), and school district assignment (Lemmon School District 52-4).

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.