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57038

ZIP 57038 is Jefferson, South Dakota, in Union County; area code 605; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Union
Population
1,796
Coordinates
42.5779, -96.5766
☼ Live from 57038 — Jefferson, SD

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Where 57038 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 57038
  • 🔢 Type 57038 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEOLS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 57,038 = 2 × 19 × 19 × 79. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101111011001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 57037 (Irene, SD, 50 mi away) and 57039 (Lennox, SD, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 57038 becomes 83075, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03785, 03857, 03875, 05738, 05837, 05873, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03857 in Newmarket, NH, 1,294 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 73%.
  • 🎯217 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 57038 and you would come out at 42.58°S, 83.42°E — 786 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 50.6 square miles of land, 57038 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 38 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,796This ZIP1,796
Households736This ZIP736
Housing units747This ZIP747
Median age43.2This ZIP43.2South Dakota38.0US 38.9
Median household income$106,250This ZIP$106,250South Dakota$75,081US $80,734
Median home value$332,300This ZIP$332,300South Dakota$257,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$913This ZIP$913South Dakota$946US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.1%This ZIP40.1%
Mean commute20.6 minThis ZIP20.6 min
Population density35.5 / sq miThis ZIP35.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments24This ZIP24
Employees177This ZIP177
Annual payroll$10,598,000This ZIP$10,598,000
Tax returns filed820This ZIP820
Total adjusted gross income$255,450,000This ZIP$255,450,000

Land area

Land area50.58 sq miThis ZIP50.58 sq mi
Water area2.53 sq miThis ZIP2.53 sq mi

Other place names in 57038

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ZIP codes near 57038

ZIPCityDistance
57049 North Sioux City, SD 5.1 mi
51109 Sioux City, IA 5.9 mi
51103 Sioux City, IA 7.6 mi
68743 Jackson, NE 7.7 mi
51062 Westfield, IA 8.6 mi
51104 Sioux City, IA 9.3 mi
68770 Ponca, NE 9.6 mi
68776 South Sioux City, NE 10.6 mi
51101 Sioux City, IA 11.0 mi
57025 Elk Point, SD 11.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 57038?

57038 is in Jefferson, South Dakota, in Union County, part of the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5779, -96.5766.

What county is 57038 in?

57038 lies in Union County.

What area code is 57038?

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

What time zone is 57038 in?

57038 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 57038?

About 1,796 people live in ZIP code 57038, in 736 households, at 35.5 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 57038?

$106,250 a year, against $75,081 across South Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 57038?

The closest are 57049 (5.1 mi), 51109 (5.9 mi), 51103 (7.6 mi), 68743 (7.7 mi) and 51062 (8.6 mi).

Is 57038 a PO Box ZIP code?

57038 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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