Official Name: | Forestsburg, South Dakota |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | South Dakota#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Forestburg |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | South Dakota |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Sanborn |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 1.37 |
Area Land Km2: | 1.37 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.53 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.53 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 54 |
Population Density Km2: | 39.32 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 101.89 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Coordinates: | 44.0211°N -98.1033°W |
Elevation Ft: | 1227 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 57314 |
Area Code: | 605 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 46-22100 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2584553 |
Forestburg is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Sanborn County, South Dakota, United States.[3] The population was 54 at the 2020 census.[4]
The community was named for a tract of forest near the original town site.[5]
Forestburg Public Schools are part of the Sanborn Central School District. The district includes an elementary school, middle school and high school. Students attend Sanborn Central High School.[6] [7]