Tulare South Dakota Map

About Tulare, South Dakota

Tulare is a locality in Spink County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 175. The population density is 125.9 people per km². Tulare is located at 44.7380°N, 98.5098°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57476.

Tulare, a quiet presence on the South Dakota prairie, unfurls under a sky that feels impossibly vast. It lies 50.2 miles south of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 181°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south of Redfield. The land here is a study in subtle gradients, a rolling expanse of cultivated fields and shortgrass prairie that stretches to horizons that seem to breathe with the shifting light. Wind, a constant companion, whispers through the stalks of corn and sorghum, carrying the scent of dry earth and the distant hum of farm machinery. The air itself has a clean, elemental quality, particularly in the early morning when a pearly mist can cling low to the ground, softening the edges of the world before the sun burns it away. Evenings bring a deepening of the blue, a slow fade of daylight that paints the western sky in hues of rose and lavender, a gentle spectacle that marks the end of another day in this open country. This particular patch of Spink County has long been tied to the fortunes of the land, its history shaped by homesteaders who sought a life in the fertile, yet often unforgiving, soil. The local economy, like so many places in this region, is deeply rooted in agriculture, with wheat, corn, and soybeans forming the backbone of its prosperity. While not a place of grand monuments, Tulare holds a certain distinctiveness in its enduring spirit, a resilience born of generations who learned to read the sky and coax abundance from the earth. The rhythm of life here is measured by the planting and harvesting seasons, a predictable ebb and flow that has sustained this community for decades, a quiet testament to the enduring power of the land and the people who tend it.

About This Tulare Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Tulare, South Dakota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 44.738034, -98.509818. 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 Tulare and Spink County.

Detailed location data for Tulare includes the ZIP code (57476), telephone area code (605), county seat of Spink County (Redfield), and school district assignment (Hitchcock-Tulare School District 56-6). 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 Tulare is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.