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Box Elder ZIP code, South Dakota

The ZIP code for Box Elder, SD is 57719, and its area code is 605.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
3 more
Population
12,902
Area code
605

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Box Elder itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, New Underwood (10.3 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Box Elder uses the ZIP code above. 3 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Box Elder in numbers

About 12,902 people live in Box Elder, in 4,679 households, the 11th-largest of South Dakota's 439 census places. The median household income is $73,008 a year, about the same as the South Dakota median of $75,081 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $302,100 (17% above the South Dakota median), and median gross rent is $1,491 a month. The median age is 28.8; 28.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (31.9% across South Dakota); the average commute takes 20 minutes.

Population12,902Box Elder12,902
Households4,679Box Elder4,679
Median age28.8Box Elder28.8South Dakota38.0US 38.9
Median household income$73,008Box Elder$73,008South Dakota$75,081US $80,734
Median home value$302,100Box Elder$302,100South Dakota$257,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,491Box Elder$1,491South Dakota$946US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.0%Box Elder28.0%South Dakota31.9%US 35.7%
Mean commute20.1 minBox Elder20.1 minSouth Dakota17.8 minUS 26.4 min
Population density870 / sq miBox Elder870 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Box Elder city. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Box Elder

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Box Elder
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
57719 Box Elder , SD Standard 12,221 $74,885 $317,300

Other ZIP codes overlapping Box Elder

These ZIP codes cover part of Box Elder but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Box Elder
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
57701 Rapid City , SD Standard 45,795 $56,461 $251,200
57703 Rapid City , SD Standard 18,013 $83,739 $277,100
57706 Ellsworth Afb , SD Standard 2,787 $57,162 —

Map of Box Elder ZIP codes

57719

The ZIP codes of Box Elder, SD, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Box Elder

The nearest larger towns are Rapid City (77,946 people, 7.3 mi) and Spearfish (12,930 people, 45 mi).

Towns near Box Elder
TownPopulationDistance
Rapid Valley 6,975 3.6 mi
Rapid City 77,946 7.3 mi
Blackhawk 2,934 12.9 mi
Colonial Pine Hills 2,609 13.4 mi
Summerset 3,022 14.1 mi
Sturgis 7,086 29.3 mi

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