Roscoe South Dakota Map

About Roscoe, South Dakota

Roscoe is a locality in Edmunds County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 269. The population density is 271.9 people per km². Roscoe is located at 45.4486°N, 99.3387°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Roscoe is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57471.

Roscoe occupies a flat expanse of the northern plains where the sky claims more territory than the earth. It lies 41.3 miles west of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 269°T), and is situated 53.1 miles east of Mobridge. Sunlight here has a way of bleaching the horizon, turning the stubble of harvested fields into a pale, uniform gold that stretches until it meets the thin blue line of the atmosphere. The land is defined by the absence of obstruction, allowing the wind to shape the drift of snow in winter and the tall grasses of the Edmunds County Waterfowl Production Area in the warmer months. Nearby, the North Fork Snake Creek carves a shallow, quiet path through the soil, offering a rare break in the endless grid of farmland. To the west, the landscape holds a stillness that suggests the distance between points is measured not by miles, but by the slow, steady shift of light across the open prairie.

Agriculture dictates the tempo of life in Roscoe, where the seasons are marked by the cycle of planting and the heavy, dusty work of the harvest. Grain elevators stand as the primary architecture of the skyline, serving as functional monuments to an economy rooted in the productivity of the surrounding acreage. History here is found in the persistence of those who worked the soil, adapting to the harsh temperament of the climate and the isolation of the plains. A short distance away, the waters of Cleveland Dam provide a singular point of focus in an otherwise sprawling, repetitive vista, reflecting the vastness of the clouds above. The rhythm of daily life remains tethered to these environmental realities, manifesting in a quiet, deliberate pace that honors the practical requirements of a life lived close to the ground.

About This Roscoe Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Roscoe, South Dakota. Coordinates: 45.448588, -99.338728. 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 Roscoe includes the ZIP code (57471), telephone area code (605), county seat of Edmunds County (Ipswich), and school district assignment (Edmunds Central School District 22-5).

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.