Meadow, South Dakota

Meadow, South Dakota
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Coordinates: 45°30′10″N 102°15′35″W / 45.50278°N 102.25972°W / 45.50278; -102.25972Coordinates: 45°30′10″N 102°15′35″W / 45.50278°N 102.25972°W / 45.50278; -102.25972
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
County	Perkins
Area
– Total	35.8 sq mi (92.8 km2)
– Land	35.6 sq mi (92.1 km2)
– Water	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation	2,703 ft (824 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	35
– Density	1.0/sq mi (0.4/km2)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
– Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	57644
Area code(s)	605
FIPS code	46-41660[1]
GNIS feature ID	1269126[2]

Meadow is an unincorporated community in Perkins County, South Dakota, United States. Meadow is twelve miles east of Bison and two miles from the junction of South Dakota Highways 20 and 73. Although not tracked by the Census Bureau, Meadow has been assigned the ZIP code of 57644. There is a post office located within the town of Meadow. The surrounding area is farming and ranching land.

Meadow is located approximately 25 kilometres to the west from the farthest point from any McDonald’s restaurant in the contiguous United States 45°27′34″N 101°54′49″W / 45.45955°N 101.91356°W / 45.45955; -101.91356^[3]. Along with Glad Valley, South Dakota, Meadow is one of the nearest communities to that point.

References

1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ Von Worley, Stephen. "Where The Buffalo Roamed". Weather Sealed. http://www.weathersealed.com/2009/09/22/where-the-buffalo-roamed/. Retrieved September 23, 2009.