Onida South Dakota Map

About Onida, South Dakota

Onida is a locality in Sully County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 644. The population density is 378.0 people per km². Onida is located at 44.7080°N, 100.0598°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57564.

Onida sits on the expansive South Dakota prairie, a place where the horizon stretches with an almost audacious breadth, meeting a sky that can shift from the palest robin's egg blue to the deepest, bruised violet in the span of an afternoon. It lies 92.9 miles west-south-west of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 236°T), and is situated 27.5 miles north-north-east of Pierre. The land itself is a study in subtle contours, rolling gently like the back of a sleeping giant, dotted with the hardy, resilient grasses that define this high plains country. The air here, especially in the hush of early morning or the golden hour before sunset, carries a clean, crisp scent, a blend of dry earth and the faint, sweet perfume of distant wildflowers, a testament to the sheer, unadulterated openness that surrounds Onida. The history of Onida is as deeply rooted in the soil as the wheat fields that shimmer in the summer sun, a story of homesteaders who wrestled a living from this land, their tenacity etched into the very spirit of the place. This agricultural heartland, where cattle graze on vast ranches and crops are sown with patient expectation, forms the backbone of Onida's economy, a quiet diligence that underpins the everyday lives of its residents. The town itself, with its modest Main Street, feels like a repository of shared memories, a place where generations have walked the same sidewalks, their footsteps echoing in the collective consciousness, a quiet, enduring presence against the grand, indifferent canvas of the prairie.

About This Onida Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Onida, South Dakota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 44.708038, -100.059845. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Onida and Sully County.

Detailed location data for Onida includes the ZIP code (57564), telephone area code (605), county seat of Sully County (Onida), and school district assignment (Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Onida is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.