Owanka, South Dakota

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]

Owanka, South Dakota
Unincorporated community
Abandoned grain elevator in Owanka
Owanka Location of Owanka in South Dakota.
Coordinates: 44°01′19″N 102°35′14″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

History

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]