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57047

ZIP 57047 is Monroe, South Dakota, mostly in McCook County; area code 605; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
McCook +1 more
Metro area
Sioux Falls, SD-MN
Population
389
Coordinates
43.5176, -97.2153
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Where 57047 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 57047
  • 🔢 Type 57047 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhOLS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 57047 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101111011010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 57046 (Mission Hill, SD, 39 mi away) and 57048 (Montrose, SD, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 57047 becomes 74075 — and that is a real ZIP code: Stillwater, OK, 508 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04757, 04775, 05477, 05747, 05774, 07457, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04757 in Mapleton, ME, 1,424 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 75%.
  • 🎯264 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 57047 and you would come out at 43.52°S, 82.78°E — 720 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 56m.
  • 📏 At 14.8 square miles of land, 57047 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population389This ZIP389
Households196This ZIP196
Housing units219This ZIP219
Median age35.3This ZIP35.3South Dakota38.0US 38.9
Median household income$55,417This ZIP$55,417South Dakota$75,081US $80,734
Median home value$68,300This ZIP$68,300South Dakota$257,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$766This ZIP$766South Dakota$946US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.3%This ZIP15.3%
Mean commute32.1 minThis ZIP32.1 min
Population density26.3 / sq miThis ZIP26.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees14This ZIP14
Annual payroll$446,000This ZIP$446,000
Tax returns filed100This ZIP100
Total adjusted gross income$7,337,000This ZIP$7,337,000

Land area

Land area14.78 sq miThis ZIP14.78 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 57047 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
McCook County 77.0%
Turner County 23.0%

Other place names in 57047

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

ZIP codes near 57047

ZIPCityDistance
57012 Canistota, SD 6.1 mi
57043 Marion, SD 8.1 mi
57053 Parker, SD 8.4 mi
57035 Humboldt, SD 11.2 mi
57319 Bridgewater, SD 13.3 mi
57015 Chancellor, SD 13.7 mi
57033 Hartford, SD 14.2 mi
57048 Montrose, SD 15.5 mi
57064 Tea, SD 17.6 mi
57036 Hurley, SD 17.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 57047?

57047 is in Monroe, South Dakota, in McCook County, part of the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.5176, -97.2153.

What county is 57047 in?

57047 spans 2 counties: McCook County and Turner County. Most of it falls in McCook 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 57047?

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

What time zone is 57047 in?

57047 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 57047?

About 389 people live in ZIP code 57047, in 196 households, at 26.3 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 57047?

$55,417 a year, against $75,081 across South Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 57047?

The closest are 57012 (6.1 mi), 57043 (8.1 mi), 57053 (8.4 mi), 57035 (11.2 mi) and 57319 (13.3 mi).

Is 57047 a PO Box ZIP code?

57047 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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