Winfred South Dakota Map

About Winfred, South Dakota

Winfred is a locality in Lake County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 38. The population density is 14.7 people per km². Winfred is located at 43.9972°N, 97.3623°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57076.

Winfred anchors the vast, open expanse of the eastern prairie, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that seems to possess more depth than the earth itself. It lies 35.4 miles southwest of Brookings, SD (from Brookings, SD: bearing 232°T), and is situated 12.4 miles west of Madison. The land here is defined by a quiet, rhythmic persistence, characterized by the dark, fertile soil that yields to the slow, deliberate currents of the East Fork Vermillion River just two miles away. Life in Winfred finds its mirror in the still, reflective surface of Lake Winfred, which holds the amber light of late afternoon with a singular, glassy clarity. To the west, the landscape holds its breath, waiting for the shadows of Macey Hill to lengthen across the plains, while the nearby Lake County Waterfowl Production Area Of Sd offers a sanctuary for the migratory pulse of the seasons.

Winfred emerged from the relentless labor of early settlers who understood the silent language of the plains and the necessity of the harvest. Today, the local economy remains tethered to the pulse of agriculture, with grain elevators standing as sentinels over a landscape governed by the cycles of planting and the heavy, golden promise of autumn. The pace of daily existence in Winfred follows the unforced cadence of the seasons, where the wind carries the scent of turned earth and the dry, sweet tang of curing hay. There is a profound, stoic beauty in this persistence, a way of living that acknowledges the solitude of the prairie while finding common purpose in the endurance of the land.

About This Winfred Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Winfred, South Dakota. Coordinates: 43.997197, -97.362288. 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 Winfred includes the ZIP code (57076), telephone area code (605), county seat of Lake County (Madison), and school district assignment (Madison Central School District 39-2).

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.