Mansfield South Dakota Map

About Mansfield, South Dakota

Mansfield is a locality in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 86. The population density is 13.8 people per km². Mansfield is located at 45.2430°N, 98.5629°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57460.

Mansfield occupies a vast, level expanse of the prairie, where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 15.8 miles south-southwest of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 194°T), and is situated 74.5 miles west-northwest of Watertown. The horizon remains unbroken by any jagged peak or shadow, save for the subtle dip of the land toward the nearby Moccasin Creek, which marks the quiet passage of water through the tall grasses. In the stillness of late afternoon, the light turns a deep, burnished gold, catching the texture of the soil and the swaying stalks of grain that stretch toward the edge of North Scatterwood Lake. The air here holds a crisp, dry clarity, and the Brown County Waterfowl Production Area Of Sd serves as a sanctuary where the silence is punctuated only by the sudden, rhythmic beat of wings rising from the marsh.

Mansfield endures as a quiet manifestation of the agricultural ambition that first drew settlers to these plains. The economy remains anchored to the earth, defined by the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest that dictate the pace of life for those who work the surrounding fields. Grain elevators rise like monoliths above the flat grid of the streets, serving as the primary architecture of a region that values utility and the endurance of the seasons. There is a distinct, unadorned integrity to the way Mansfield functions, where the history of the homesteaders is still legible in the preservation of the land and the modest, sturdy structures that define the local character.

About This Mansfield Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mansfield, South Dakota. Coordinates: 45.243032, -98.562873. 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 Mansfield includes the ZIP code (57460), telephone area code (605), county seat of Brown County (Aberdeen), and school district assignment (Northwestern Area School District 56-7).

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.