Wentworth South Dakota Map
Wentworth, South Dakota — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Wentworth, Lake County.
Interactive Map of Wentworth, South Dakota
| City | Wentworth |
| State | South Dakota (SD) |
| County | Lake |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 43.997195 |
| Longitude | -96.964224 |
| Population | 138 |
| Density | 236.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Wentworth, South Dakota
Wentworth is a locality in Lake County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 138. The population density is 236.4 people per km². Wentworth is located at 43.9972°N, 96.9642°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57075.
Wentworth rests on a gentle swell of prairie land, a place where the horizon stretches wide and the sky feels impossibly vast, especially as dusk bleeds across it in hues of rose and lavender. It lies 33.6 miles north-north-west of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 337°T), and is situated 7.5 miles east of Madison. The land here is a patchwork of cultivated fields, the rich, dark soil yielding crops that ripple in the breeze like a living sea under the immense, open sky. Ancient windbreaks, stoic lines of trees, stand sentinel against the plains' relentless breath, their branches whispering secrets to the passing clouds. The air itself carries a clean, dry scent, tinged with the earthy perfume of tilled fields and the faintest hint of distant livestock, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats at Wentworth's core. The history of Wentworth is etched not in grand monuments but in the quiet endurance of its people and the fertile land they've worked for generations. Established as a railroad town, its fortunes were once tied to the iron horse and the grain elevators that dotted the landscape, silent sentinels of a bygone era. Today, the local economy remains firmly rooted in agriculture, with soybeans and corn forming the backbone of its prosperity, their growth a testament to the region's abundant sunshine and reliable rainfall. While no grand universities or famous figures claim direct lineage here, Wentworth offers a distinct sense of place, a community where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life, and where the simple act of watching the sun dip below the endless prairie horizon can feel like a profound revelation.
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About This Wentworth Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Wentworth, South Dakota with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Wentworth and Lake County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Wentworth is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Wentworth is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
