Meadow is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in Perkins County

Perkins County, South Dakota

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,363 people, 1,429 households, and 937 families residing in the county. The population density was 1.2 people per square mile . There were 1,854 housing units at an average density of 0.6 per square mile...

, South Dakota

South Dakota

South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. Meadow is twelve miles east of Bison

Bison, South Dakota

Bison is a town in and the county seat of Perkins County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 333 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Bison is located at ....

 and two miles from the junction of South Dakota Highways 20

South Dakota Highway 20

South Dakota Highway 20 is a state route that largely runs from border to border across the northern part of the U.S. state of South Dakota that consists of two segments. The longer segment begins at the Montana border west of Camp Crook, and terminates at the junction of U.S. Highway 212 in...

 and 73

South Dakota Highway 73

South Dakota Highway 73 is a state route that runs across western South Dakota. It begins at the Nebraska border north of Merriman, Nebraska, as a continuation of Nebraska Highway 61. It runs to the North Dakota border, where it continues as North Dakota Highway 49...

. Although not tracked by the Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, Meadow has been assigned the ZIP code

ZIP Code

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 of 57644. There is a post office located within the town of Meadow. The surrounding area is farming and ranching land.

Meadow is located approximately 25 kilometres to the west from the farthest point from any McDonald’s restaurant in the contiguous United States

Contiguous United States

The contiguous United States are the 48 U.S. states on the continent of North America that are south of Canada and north of Mexico, plus the District of Columbia....

 45.45955°N 101.91356°W. Along with Glad Valley, South Dakota

Glad Valley, South Dakota

Glad Valley is an unincorporated community in Ziebach County, South Dakota, United States. Glad Valley is located on South Dakota Highway 20 west of Isabel. Glad Valley was established in 1926 by G. J. Unterseher, who opened a store there near the Gold Valley farm....

, Meadow is one of the nearest communities to that point.