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57049

ZIP 57049 is North Sioux City, South Dakota, in Union County; area code 605; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Union
Population
7,962
Coordinates
42.5233, -96.5097
☼ Live from 57049 — North Sioux City, SD

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Where 57049 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 57049
  • 🔢 Type 57049 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhOLS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 57,049 = 89 × 641. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101111011011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 57048 (Montrose, SD, 91 mi away) and 57050 (Nunda, SD, 116 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 57049 becomes 94075, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04579, 04957, 04975, 05479, 07495, 07945, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09745 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,236 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯215 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 57049 and you would come out at 42.52°S, 83.49°E — 791 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 14.2 square miles of land, 57049 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,962This ZIP7,962
Households3,504This ZIP3,504
Housing units3,557This ZIP3,557
Median age39.8This ZIP39.8South Dakota38.0US 38.9
Median household income$93,134This ZIP$93,134South Dakota$75,081US $80,734
Median home value$432,100This ZIP$432,100South Dakota$257,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,147This ZIP$1,147South Dakota$946US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher44.1%This ZIP44.1%
Mean commute13.1 minThis ZIP13.1 min
Population density561.9 / sq miThis ZIP561.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments343This ZIP343
Employees8,107This ZIP8,107
Annual payroll$596,722,000This ZIP$596,722,000
Tax returns filed3,950This ZIP3,950
Total adjusted gross income$998,088,000This ZIP$998,088,000

Land area

Land area14.17 sq miThis ZIP14.17 sq mi
Water area1.47 sq miThis ZIP1.47 sq mi

Other place names in 57049

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

ZIP codes near 57049

ZIPCityDistance
51103 Sioux City, IA 3.1 mi
57038 Jefferson, SD 5.1 mi
51104 Sioux City, IA 5.5 mi
68776 South Sioux City, NE 5.6 mi
51101 Sioux City, IA 6.2 mi
51109 Sioux City, IA 6.3 mi
68743 Jackson, NE 6.8 mi
51105 Sioux City, IA 7.4 mi
68731 Dakota City, NE 8.0 mi
51108 Sioux City, IA 8.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 57049?

57049 is in North Sioux City, South Dakota, in Union County, part of the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5233, -96.5097.

What county is 57049 in?

57049 lies in Union County.

What area code is 57049?

North Sioux City uses area code 605, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 57049 in?

57049 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 57049?

About 7,962 people live in ZIP code 57049, in 3,504 households, at 561.9 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 57049?

$93,134 a year, against $75,081 across South Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 57049?

The closest are 51103 (3.1 mi), 57038 (5.1 mi), 51104 (5.5 mi), 68776 (5.6 mi) and 51101 (6.2 mi).

Is 57049 a PO Box ZIP code?

57049 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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