Norfeld Colony South Dakota Map

About Norfeld Colony, South Dakota

Norfeld Colony is a locality in Brookings County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 9. The population density is 7.0 people per km². Norfeld Colony is located at 44.4245°N, 96.5608°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57276.

Norfeld Colony anchors itself to the vast, open prairie where the horizon line holds a sharp, unwavering clarity against the expansive sky. It lies 14.1 miles northeast of Brookings, SD (from Brookings, SD: bearing 56°T), and is situated 19.4 miles east-northeast of Volga. The terrain spreads out in a sequence of subtle swells and dips, a landscape defined by the persistent, unadorned reach of the plains that seem to breathe with the shifting light of the sun. Two miles away, the quiet passage of Deer Creek carves a thin, verdant ribbon through the earth, providing a modest moisture that encourages thick grasses to flourish in the low-lying pockets of the soil. On the clearest days, the distant silhouette of the Antelope Hills suggests a rugged boundary thirty-two miles to the west, an atmospheric blur that reminds the observer of the grander, more jagged geology waiting beyond the reach of these quiet fields.

Agricultural rhythms dictate the pulse of Norfeld Colony, where the economy remains deeply rooted in the cultivation of the surrounding acreage and the careful stewardship of the land. History here is written in the furrows of the fields and the endurance of structures that have weathered the cyclical intensity of the seasons, maintaining a persistent connection to the pioneers who first recognized the potential of this soil. Five miles away, the Lake Hendricks Recreation Area offers a space for the local population to gather near the water, providing a contrast to the dry, productive expanse of the nearby farms. Life in Norfeld Colony moves with the measured pace of the seasons, favoring the steady work of the harvest and the communal stillness that descends whenever the wind dies down to a soft, resonant hum across the wheat.

About This Norfeld Colony Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Norfeld Colony, South Dakota. Coordinates: 44.424532, -96.560844. 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 Norfeld Colony includes the ZIP code (57276), telephone area code (605), county seat of Brookings County (Brookings), and school district assignment (Deubrook School District 05-6).

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.