Geography
Philip is located at 44°2′24″N 101°39′58″W / 44.04°N 101.66611°W / 44.04; -101.66611 (44.039949, -101.666208).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.60 square miles (1.55 km2), all of it land.
Philip has been assigned the ZIP code 57567 and the FIPS place code 49300.
Philip is located on the banks of the Bad River, which empties into the Missouri River at Fort Pierre, S.D.
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