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57006

ZIP 57006 is in Brookings, South Dakota, mostly in Brookings County; area code 605; Central time. Brookings has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 57007.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Brookings +1 more
Metro area
Brookings, SD
Population
24,192
Coordinates
44.3162, -96.7944
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Where 57006 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 57006
  • 🔢 Type 57006 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOOLS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 57,006 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3167. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101111010101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 57005 (Brandon, SD, 51 mi away) and 57007 (Brookings, SD, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 57006 becomes 60075 — and that is a real ZIP code: Russell, IL, 463 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00765, 05067, 05076, 05670, 05760, 06057, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00765 in Vieques, PR, 2,561 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 57006 and you would come out at 44.32°S, 83.21°E — 704 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 51m.
  • 📏 At 151.8 square miles of land, 57006 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 115 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,192This ZIP24,192
Households10,124This ZIP10,124
Housing units10,963This ZIP10,963
Median age28.7This ZIP28.7South Dakota38.0US 38.9
Median household income$66,337This ZIP$66,337South Dakota$75,081US $80,734
Median home value$273,900This ZIP$273,900South Dakota$257,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$887This ZIP$887South Dakota$946US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.4%This ZIP46.4%
Mean commute13.0 minThis ZIP13.0 min
Population density159.3 / sq miThis ZIP159.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments745This ZIP745
Employees13,639This ZIP13,639
Annual payroll$632,883,000This ZIP$632,883,000
Tax returns filed10,810This ZIP10,810
Total adjusted gross income$945,388,000This ZIP$945,388,000

Land area

Land area151.82 sq miThis ZIP151.82 sq mi
Water area0.66 sq miThis ZIP0.66 sq mi

Counties 57006 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Brookings County 89.0%
Moody County 11.0%

Other place names in 57006

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ZIP codes near 57006

ZIPCityDistance
57007 Brookings, SD 0.6 mi
57002 Aurora, SD 6.1 mi
57071 Volga, SD 8.9 mi
57220 Bruce, SD 11.6 mi
57276 White, SD 12.0 mi
57061 Sinai, SD 13.3 mi
57026 Elkton, SD 15.5 mi
57050 Nunda, SD 15.7 mi
57057 Rutland, SD 16.9 mi
57212 Arlington, SD 17.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 57006?

57006 is in Brookings, South Dakota, in Brookings County, part of the Brookings, SD micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.3162, -96.7944.

What county is 57006 in?

57006 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 57006?

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

What time zone is 57006 in?

57006 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 57006?

About 24,192 people live in ZIP code 57006, in 10,124 households, at 159.3 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 57006?

$66,337 a year, against $75,081 across South Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 57006?

The closest are 57007 (0.6 mi), 57002 (6.1 mi), 57071 (8.9 mi), 57220 (11.6 mi) and 57276 (12 mi).

Is 57006 a PO Box ZIP code?

57006 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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