Map of Salem city, South Dakota

Salem is a city in and the county seat of McCook County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,325 at the 2020 census. The current mayor is Shawn English.

Salem city overview:
Name:	Salem city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	South Dakota
County:	McCook County
Incorporated:	1888
Elevation:	1,522 ft (464 m)
Total Area:	1.25 sq mi (3.24 km²)
Land Area:	1.25 sq mi (3.24 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	1,325
Population Density:	1,060.00/sq mi (409.15/km²)
ZIP code:	57058
Area code:	605
FIPS code:	4657340
GNISfeature ID:	1257765
Website:	http://www.salemsd.com

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Salem online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

Salem was founded in 1880 and named after the postmaster’s hometown of Salem, Massachusetts. Salem at one time was called Melas (‘Melas’ is Salem spelled backwards). This was to prevent confusion with the now non-existent community of Salena, South Dakota.