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57040

ZIP 57040 is Lesterville, South Dakota, mostly in Yankton County; area code 605; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Yankton +1 more
Metro area
Yankton, SD
Population
222
Coordinates
43.0610, -97.5874
☼ Live from 57040 — Lesterville, SD

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Where 57040 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 57040
  • 🔢 Type 57040 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhOLS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 57,040 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 23 × 31. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101111011010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 57039 (Lennox, SD, 41 mi away) and 57041 (Lyons, SD, 58 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 57040 becomes 04075, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00745, 00754, 04057, 04570, 04750, 05047, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00754 in San Lorenzo, PR, 2,522 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 76%.
  • 🎯229 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 57040 and you would come out at 43.06°S, 82.41°E — 726 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 70.3 square miles of land, 57040 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 53 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population222This ZIP222
Households120This ZIP120
Housing units134This ZIP134
Median age56.4This ZIP56.4South Dakota38.0US 38.9
Median household income$72,250This ZIP$72,250South Dakota$75,081US $80,734
Median home value$151,400This ZIP$151,400South Dakota$257,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$636This ZIP$636South Dakota$946US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%This ZIP19.1%
Mean commute21.0 minThis ZIP21.0 min
Population density3.2 / sq miThis ZIP3.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees18This ZIP18
Annual payroll$786,000This ZIP$786,000
Tax returns filed180This ZIP180
Total adjusted gross income$14,214,000This ZIP$14,214,000

Land area

Land area70.34 sq miThis ZIP70.34 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Counties 57040 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Yankton County 96.6%
Bon Homme County 3.4%

Other place names in 57040

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

ZIP codes near 57040

ZIPCityDistance
57067 Utica, SD 6.1 mi
57059 Scotland, SD 9.8 mi
57063 Tabor, SD 10.3 mi
57045 Menno, SD 10.4 mi
57078 Yankton, SD 12.3 mi
57066 Tyndall, SD 15.0 mi
57354 Kaylor, SD 15.9 mi
57046 Mission Hill, SD 15.9 mi
57052 Olivet, SD 17.1 mi
57037 Irene, SD 17.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 57040?

57040 is in Lesterville, South Dakota, in Yankton County, part of the Yankton, SD micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0610, -97.5874.

What county is 57040 in?

57040 spans 2 counties: Yankton County and Bon Homme County. Most of it falls in Yankton 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 57040?

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

What time zone is 57040 in?

57040 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 57040?

About 222 people live in ZIP code 57040, in 120 households, at 3.2 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 57040?

$72,250 a year, against $75,081 across South Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 57040?

The closest are 57067 (6.1 mi), 57059 (9.8 mi), 57063 (10.3 mi), 57045 (10.4 mi) and 57078 (12.3 mi).

Is 57040 a PO Box ZIP code?

57040 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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