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57026

ZIP 57026 is Elkton, South Dakota, mostly in Brookings County; area code 605; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Brookings +3 more
Metro area
Brookings, SD
Population
1,531
Coordinates
44.2477, -96.4959
☼ Live from 57026 — Elkton, SD

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Where 57026 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 57026
  • 🔢 Type 57026 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZOLS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 57,026 = 2 × 28513. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101111011000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 57025 (Elk Point, SD, 106 mi away) and 57027 (Fairview, SD, 73 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 57026 becomes 62075 — and that is a real ZIP code: Nokomis, IL, 504 miles away.
  • 👥 69 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02576, 02657, 02675, 05672, 05762, 06725, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02675 in Yarmouth Port, MA, 1,333 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯323 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 57026 and you would come out at 44.25°S, 83.50°E — 719 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 178.0 square miles of land, 57026 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 135 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,531This ZIP1,531
Households563This ZIP563
Housing units613This ZIP613
Median age34.9This ZIP34.9South Dakota38.0US 38.9
Median household income$80,568This ZIP$80,568South Dakota$75,081US $80,734
Median home value$213,200This ZIP$213,200South Dakota$257,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,017This ZIP$1,017South Dakota$946US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.5%This ZIP23.5%
Mean commute17.7 minThis ZIP17.7 min
Population density8.6 / sq miThis ZIP8.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments52This ZIP52
Employees270This ZIP270
Annual payroll$13,800,000This ZIP$13,800,000
Tax returns filed730This ZIP730
Total adjusted gross income$53,980,000This ZIP$53,980,000

Land area

Land area177.97 sq miThis ZIP177.97 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Counties 57026 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Brookings County 56.8%
Moody County 20.0%
Lincoln County 13.6%
Pipestone County 9.7%

Other place names in 57026

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ZIP codes near 57026

ZIPCityDistance
57002 Aurora, SD 9.4 mi
56149 Lake Benton, MN 10.2 mi
57028 Flandreau, SD 13.8 mi
57276 White, SD 14.3 mi
57007 Brookings, SD 15.1 mi
57006 Brookings, SD 15.5 mi
56164 Pipestone, MN 15.6 mi
56136 Hendricks, MN 17.6 mi
56178 Tyler, MN 18.4 mi
56139 Holland, MN 18.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 57026?

57026 is in Elkton, South Dakota, in Brookings County, part of the Brookings, SD micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.2477, -96.4959.

What county is 57026 in?

57026 spans 4 counties: Brookings County, Moody County, Lincoln County and Pipestone 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 57026?

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

What time zone is 57026 in?

57026 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 57026?

About 1,531 people live in ZIP code 57026, in 563 households, at 8.6 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 57026?

$80,568 a year, against $75,081 across South Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 57026?

The closest are 57002 (9.4 mi), 56149 (10.2 mi), 57028 (13.8 mi), 57276 (14.3 mi) and 57007 (15.1 mi).

Is 57026 a PO Box ZIP code?

57026 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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