St. Charles South Dakota Map

About St. Charles, South Dakota

St. Charles is a locality in Gregory County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 15. The population density is 29.4 people per km². St. Charles is located at 43.0869°N, 99.0954°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57571.

St. Charles occupies a quiet expanse of the South Dakota prairie where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a vault of immense, shifting light. It lies 68.6 miles southwest of Mitchell, SD (from Mitchell, SD: bearing 232°T), and is situated 49.0 miles north-northwest of O'Neill. The land here rises and falls in long, rhythmic swells of earth, covered in native grasses that turn the color of dried wheat as the seasons pull toward winter. To the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of Harvey Buttes offers a rare vertical interruption to the flat, open sky, while the local drainage patterns are defined by the modest, winding course of Burnt Rock Creek. The air carries a crisp, dry weight, smelling faintly of turned soil and the cooling metallic tang that precedes a prairie storm, grounding the traveler in a landscape that feels both ancient and perpetually exposed to the elements.

St. Charles remains tethered to the cycles of the agricultural economy, where the rhythm of life is set by the planting and harvest of grain rather than the ticking of a clock. Deeply rooted in the history of the Great Plains, the locality functions as a point of quiet persistence, with the proximity of Herrick Lake providing a localized sanctuary for migratory birds and the seasonal rituals of the outdoors. Residents look toward the broader regional geography, where the expansive presence of Lake Francis Case lies ten miles away, acting as a gravitational pull for those who seek the water’s edge in an otherwise arid, inland territory. Here, the economy and the spirit of the people are carved from the necessity of self-reliance, maintaining a steady, deliberate pace that honors the vast, silent requirements of the surrounding plains.

About This St. Charles Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of St. Charles, South Dakota. Coordinates: 43.086943, -99.095373. 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 St. Charles includes the ZIP code (57571), telephone area code (605), county seat of Gregory County (Burke), and school district assignment (South Central School District 26-5).

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.