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57002

ZIP 57002 is Aurora, South Dakota, mostly in Brookings County; area code 605; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Brookings +1 more
Metro area
Brookings, SD
Population
1,674
Coordinates
44.2878, -96.6775
☼ Live from 57002 — Aurora, SD

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Where 57002 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 57002
  • 🔢 Type 57002 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOOLS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 57,002 = 2 × 11 × 2591. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101111010101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 57001 (Alcester, SD, 89 mi away) and 57003 (Baltic, SD, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 57002 becomes 20075 — and that is a real ZIP code: Washington, DC, 1,079 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00725, 05072, 05702, 07052, 07205, 07502, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00725 in Caguas, PR, 2,525 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 73%.
  • 🎯323 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 57002 and you would come out at 44.29°S, 83.32°E — 710 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 51m.
  • 📏 At 63.9 square miles of land, 57002 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,674This ZIP1,674
Households716This ZIP716
Housing units739This ZIP739
Median age30.1This ZIP30.1South Dakota38.0US 38.9
Median household income$93,214This ZIP$93,214South Dakota$75,081US $80,734
Median home value$244,200This ZIP$244,200South Dakota$257,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$843This ZIP$843South Dakota$946US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.1%This ZIP41.1%
Mean commute17.3 minThis ZIP17.3 min
Population density26.2 / sq miThis ZIP26.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees199This ZIP199
Annual payroll$14,980,000This ZIP$14,980,000
Tax returns filed710This ZIP710
Total adjusted gross income$57,348,000This ZIP$57,348,000

Land area

Land area63.91 sq miThis ZIP63.91 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 57002 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Brookings County 92.4%
Moody County 7.6%

Other place names in 57002

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 57002

ZIPCityDistance
57007 Brookings, SD 5.7 mi
57006 Brookings, SD 6.1 mi
57026 Elkton, SD 9.4 mi
57276 White, SD 10.6 mi
57071 Volga, SD 14.2 mi
57028 Flandreau, SD 16.1 mi
57220 Bruce, SD 16.8 mi
57061 Sinai, SD 18.4 mi
56149 Lake Benton, MN 18.4 mi
57017 Colman, SD 18.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 57002?

57002 is in Aurora, South Dakota, in Brookings County, part of the Brookings, SD micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.2878, -96.6775.

What county is 57002 in?

57002 spans 2 counties: Brookings County and Moody County. Most of it falls in Brookings County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 57002?

Aurora uses area code 605, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 57002 in?

57002 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 57002?

About 1,674 people live in ZIP code 57002, in 716 households, at 26.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 57002?

$93,214 a year, against $75,081 across South Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 57002?

The closest are 57007 (5.7 mi), 57006 (6.1 mi), 57026 (9.4 mi), 57276 (10.6 mi) and 57071 (14.2 mi).

Is 57002 a PO Box ZIP code?

57002 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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