Quinn South Dakota Map

About Quinn, South Dakota

Quinn is a locality in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 63. The population density is 20.3 people per km². Quinn is located at 43.9880°N, 102.1263°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Quinn is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57775.

Quinn emerges from the vast, open expanse of the high plains, where the horizon stretches into an infinite, pale blue arc. It lies 47.6 miles east of Box Elder, SD (from Box Elder, SD: bearing 100°T), and is situated 55.2 miles east of Rapid City. The land surrounding Quinn is defined by the steady, rhythmic persistence of the prairie, characterized by grasses that ripple under the constant wind and the subtle, earthen geometry of the terrain. To the north, the landscape begins its slow transition, with the shadows of Washburn Ridge occasionally haunting the far western skyline. The nearby Buffalo Gap National Grassland offers a stark, rugged theater of geology, while the modest flow of Cottonwood Creek provides a quiet, persistent moisture that sustains the local flora. In the golden light of late afternoon, the earth takes on a bruised, copper hue, revealing a quiet beauty in the way the sun lingers over the dry, expansive basins and the distant, cooling silhouettes of the plains.

History in Quinn is written in the resilience of those who parsed the land for sustenance, turning the soil to carve out a life amidst the unpredictable temperament of the plains. The economy remains tethered to the pulse of the earth, defined by the cycles of agriculture and the cautious stewardship of the rangeland that defines the regional identity. Residents look toward the nearby Buffalo Gap National Grassland as a reminder of the raw, untamed character of the territory, a stark contrast to the small, deliberate grid of human settlement. Life moves with a measured, deliberate pace, dictated by the changing seasons and the demands of the harvest rather than the frantic tempo of distant cities. While the modern world presses in, Quinn maintains a singular, grounded character, holding fast to the quiet lessons taught by the wind and the long, uninterrupted view of the sky.

About This Quinn Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Quinn, South Dakota. Coordinates: 43.988045, -102.126267. 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 Quinn includes the ZIP code (57775), telephone area code (605), county seat of Pennington County (Rapid City), and school district assignment (Wall School District 51-5).

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.