Owanka, South Dakota | |
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Coordinates: 44°01′19″N 102°35′14″W / 44.021932°N 102.587283°W | |
Country | United States |
State | South Dakota |
County | Pennington |
Population estimate from
Rapid City Journal newspaper article
[1] | |
• Total | 2 |
Time zone | UTC-7 ( Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP code | 57767 |
Area code | 605 |
Owanka is an unincorporated community in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. [2] Although not tracked by the United States Census Bureau, Owanka has been assigned the ZIP Code of 57767. [3]
The first settlement at Owanka was made in 1888. [4] A post office called Owanka was established in 1907. [5] Owanka is a name derived from the Sioux language, meaning "good camping ground." [6]
Now mostly a ghost town, a single family resides in Owanka. [7] In addition to those two people, several others reside outside the town limits. [1]
South Dakota Magazine offers a photo gallery of old Owanka buildings in this article reference: [8]
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Owanka, South Dakota | |
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Coordinates: 44°01′19″N 102°35′14″W / 44.021932°N 102.587283°W | |
Country | United States |
State | South Dakota |
County | Pennington |
Population estimate from
Rapid City Journal newspaper article
[1] | |
• Total | 2 |
Time zone | UTC-7 ( Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP code | 57767 |
Area code | 605 |
Owanka is an unincorporated community in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. [2] Although not tracked by the United States Census Bureau, Owanka has been assigned the ZIP Code of 57767. [3]
The first settlement at Owanka was made in 1888. [4] A post office called Owanka was established in 1907. [5] Owanka is a name derived from the Sioux language, meaning "good camping ground." [6]
Now mostly a ghost town, a single family resides in Owanka. [7] In addition to those two people, several others reside outside the town limits. [1]
South Dakota Magazine offers a photo gallery of old Owanka buildings in this article reference: [8]
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