| Carpenter, South Dakota | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | South Dakota#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Carpenter |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of South Dakota |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Dakota |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Clark |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 44.6375°N -97.9164°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 57322 |
| Area Code: | 605 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Carpenter is an unincorporated community in Clark County, South Dakota, United States. It is not tracked by the Census Bureau. Carpenter has the post office serving the ZIP code 57322 area. Despite the city's size of one square city block, businesses such as Agtegra, the Carpenter Cafe, Dick's Garage, and the post office flourish here.
Carpenter was named by postmaster John C. Opsahl for his recently deceased friend, G. W. Carpenter, a land office agent in nearby Watertown, Codington County.[1] [2]