Elm Springs, South Dakota

Elm Springs is an unincorporated community in Meade County, South Dakota, United States. The locality was settled in 1893.[1] Although not tracked by the Census Bureau, Elm Springs had been assigned the ZIP code of 57736. It now uses the zipcode from Wasta, which is 57791.[2]

Elm Springs
Elm Springs is located in South Dakota
Elm Springs
Elm Springs
Location within the state of South Dakota
Elm Springs is located in the United States
Elm Springs
Elm Springs
Elm Springs (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°18′48″N 102°31′38″W / 44.31333°N 102.52722°W / 44.31333; -102.52722
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyMeade
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
57791
Area code605

The community took its name from a nearby spring where elm trees grew.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Elm Springs". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "Look Up a ZIP Code™". USPS. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  3. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 36. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016.