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57048

ZIP 57048 is Montrose, 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
1,237
Coordinates
43.7420, -97.2003
☼ Live from 57048 — Montrose, SD

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Where 57048 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 57048
  • 🔢 Type 57048 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhOLS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 57,048 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 2377. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101111011011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 57047 (Monroe, SD, 16 mi away) and 57049 (North Sioux City, SD, 91 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 57048 becomes 84075 — and that is a real ZIP code: Syracuse, UT, 780 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04578, 04758, 04785, 05478, 05487, 05748, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04758 in Mars Hill, ME, 1,435 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 75%.
  • 🎯280 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 57048 and you would come out at 43.74°S, 82.80°E — 711 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 55m.
  • 📏 At 130.2 square miles of land, 57048 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 99 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,237This ZIP1,237
Households447This ZIP447
Housing units457This ZIP457
Median age42.2This ZIP42.2South Dakota38.0US 38.9
Median household income$84,081This ZIP$84,081South Dakota$75,081US $80,734
Median home value$348,000This ZIP$348,000South Dakota$257,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$685This ZIP$685South Dakota$946US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.7%This ZIP27.7%
Mean commute28.1 minThis ZIP28.1 min
Population density9.5 / sq miThis ZIP9.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments26This ZIP26
Employees77This ZIP77
Annual payroll$3,208,000This ZIP$3,208,000
Tax returns filed530This ZIP530
Total adjusted gross income$48,215,000This ZIP$48,215,000

Land area

Land area130.22 sq miThis ZIP130.22 sq mi
Water area0.41 sq miThis ZIP0.41 sq mi

Counties 57048 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
McCook County 90.2%
Minnehaha County 9.8%

Other place names in 57048

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

ZIP codes near 57048

ZIPCityDistance
57035 Humboldt, SD 8.9 mi
57058 Salem, SD 10.1 mi
57012 Canistota, SD 10.9 mi
57018 Colton, SD 11.6 mi
57033 Hartford, SD 14.9 mi
57016 Chester, SD 15.3 mi
57047 Monroe, SD 15.5 mi
57041 Lyons, SD 15.8 mi
57042 Madison, SD 16.1 mi
57076 Winfred, SD 17.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 57048?

57048 is in Montrose, South Dakota, in McCook County, part of the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.7420, -97.2003.

What county is 57048 in?

57048 spans 2 counties: McCook County and Minnehaha 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 57048?

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

What time zone is 57048 in?

57048 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 57048?

About 1,237 people live in ZIP code 57048, in 447 households, at 9.5 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 57048?

$84,081 a year, against $75,081 across South Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 57048?

The closest are 57035 (8.9 mi), 57058 (10.1 mi), 57012 (10.9 mi), 57018 (11.6 mi) and 57033 (14.9 mi).

Is 57048 a PO Box ZIP code?

57048 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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