Carpenter is an unincorporated community in Clark County, South Dakota, United States.

It is not tracked by the Census Bureau.

Carpenter has the post office serving the ZIP code 57322 area.

Carpenter was named by postmaster John C. Opsahl for his recently deceased friend, G. W. Carpenter, a land office agent in nearby Watertown, Codington County.

This South Dakota state location article is a stub.