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57061

ZIP 57061 is Sinai, South Dakota, in Brookings County; area code 605; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Brookings
Metro area
Brookings, SD
Population
215
Coordinates
44.2445, -97.0440
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Where 57061 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 57061
  • 🔢 Type 57061 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgOLS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 57,061 = 43 × 1327. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101111011100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 57059 (Scotland, SD, 86 mi away) and 57062 (Springfield, SD, 107 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 57061 becomes 16075, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 61 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01756, 05671, 05761, 06517, 06751, 10567, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01756 in Mendon, MA, 1,288 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 74%.
  • 🎯315 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 57061 and you would come out at 44.24°S, 82.96°E — 697 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 51m.
  • 📏 At 0.368 square miles of land, 57061 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 178 football fields.
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People and housing

Population215This ZIP215
Households75This ZIP75
Housing units81This ZIP81
Median age24.9This ZIP24.9South Dakota38.0US 38.9
Median household income$56,875This ZIP$56,875South Dakota$75,081US $80,734
Median home value$89,300This ZIP$89,300South Dakota$257,400US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher22.6%This ZIP22.6%
Mean commute29.3 minThis ZIP29.3 min
Population density584.2 / sq miThis ZIP584.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees32This ZIP32
Annual payroll$977,000This ZIP$977,000

Land area

Land area0.37 sq miThis ZIP0.37 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 57061

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

ZIP codes near 57061

ZIPCityDistance
57071 Volga, SD 4.5 mi
57050 Nunda, SD 6.2 mi
57212 Arlington, SD 10.4 mi
57057 Rutland, SD 10.7 mi
57006 Brookings, SD 13.3 mi
57054 Ramona, SD 13.9 mi
57007 Brookings, SD 13.9 mi
57051 Oldham, SD 15.3 mi
57220 Bruce, SD 16.1 mi
57075 Wentworth, SD 17.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 57061?

57061 is in Sinai, South Dakota, in Brookings County, part of the Brookings, SD micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.2445, -97.0440.

What county is 57061 in?

57061 lies in Brookings County.

What area code is 57061?

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

What time zone is 57061 in?

57061 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 57061?

About 215 people live in ZIP code 57061, in 75 households, at 584.2 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 57061?

$56,875 a year, against $75,081 across South Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 57061?

The closest are 57071 (4.5 mi), 57050 (6.2 mi), 57212 (10.4 mi), 57057 (10.7 mi) and 57006 (13.3 mi).

Is 57061 a PO Box ZIP code?

57061 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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