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Owanka, South Dakota
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Abandoned grain elevator in Owanka
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 Owanka, South Dakota
Location in South Dakota
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| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Pennington |
| Population
estimate from Rapid City Journal newspaper article
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| • Total | 2 |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code |
57767
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| Area code(s) | 605 |
Owanka is an unincorporated community in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. Although not tracked by the United States Census Bureau, Owanka has been assigned the ZIP Code of 57767.
History
The first settlement at Owanka was made in 1888. A post office called Owanka was established in 1907. Owanka is a name derived from the Sioux language, meaning "good camping ground."
Now mostly a ghost town, a single family resides in Owanka. In addition to those two people, several others reside outside the town limits.
South Dakota Magazine offers a photo gallery of old Owanka buildings in this article reference:
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