Poinsett Colony South Dakota Map

About Poinsett Colony, South Dakota

Poinsett Colony is a locality in Hamlin County, South Dakota, United States. The population density is 0.8 people per km². Poinsett Colony is located at 44.6416°N, 96.9017°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57223.

Poinsett Colony rests in a landscape of wide horizons, where the land rises and falls with a subtle, patient grace. It lies 76.1 miles north of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 353°T), and is situated 4.6 miles north of Estelline. The soil, a rich, dark loam, stretches out under an enormous sky, often painted with the bruised purples and fiery oranges of a prairie sunset. Fields of corn and soybeans, their green stalks reaching for the sun, give way to scattered groves of cottonwood and aspen, their leaves a bright, shifting shimmer in the constant breeze. It is a place where the air itself feels clean and vast, carrying the scent of dry grass and distant rain, and where the quiet is profound, broken only by the rustle of wind through the crops or the cry of a hawk circling overhead. The history of Poinsett Colony is tied to the fertile earth and the enduring spirit of those who settled it. Early homesteaders, drawn by the promise of good farmland, established a life here, their efforts shaping the very character of the place. The local economy has long been rooted in agriculture, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels against the horizon, testament to the bounty of the land. While not a place of grand monuments, Poinsett Colony holds a quiet dignity, a sense of continuity in the rhythm of planting and harvest, and in the small, sturdy homes that dot the landscape, each one a chapter in the ongoing story of this corner of South Dakota.

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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Poinsett Colony, South Dakota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 44.641632, -96.901729. 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 Poinsett Colony and Hamlin County.

Detailed location data for Poinsett Colony includes the ZIP code (57223), telephone area code (605), county seat of Hamlin County (Hayti), and school district assignment (Estelline School District 28-2). 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 Poinsett Colony is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.