Rumford is an unincorporated community in Fall River County, South Dakota, United States. It is located on South Dakota Highway 471, 19 miles (31 km) southeast of Edgemont. Rumford is not tracked by the Census Bureau and shares a ZIP code (57735) with Edgemont and other surrounding towns and rural areas.

Rumford, South Dakota
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 43°7′36″N 103°41′53″W
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
County	Fall River
Elevation	3,517 ft (1,072 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code(s)	605
FIPS code	46-56700[1]
GNIS feature ID	1262342[2]

Rumford was founded in 1889 when Burlington Northern extended the railroad line and built a station at this location. The railroad company changed the name from Siding No. 5 to Rumford in 1894.[3]

References in popular culture

Banjo Dan and the Mid-nite Plowboys included the song "Rumford, South Dakota, is No More" on their 1974 "Snowfall" album.

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