Amherst is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, South Dakota, United States. Although not tracked by the Census Bureau, Amherst has been assigned the ZIP code of 57421.[1]
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Coordinates: 45°44′17″N 97°55′15″W | |
Country | United States |
State | South Dakota |
County | Marshall |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 57421 |
Area code(s) | 605 |
A post office called Amherst was established in 1887.[2] The community most likely takes its name from Amherst, Massachusetts.[3] Approximately two and half miles southeast of the village a rupture of the Keystone Pipeline caused what is being called the largest oil spill in South Dakota history on November 16, 2017.[4] The spill is an area about 100 yards in radius within a conservation reserve field about a mile east of 416 Avenue south of the village.[5]
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County seat: Britton | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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