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57201

ZIP 57201 is Watertown, South Dakota, mostly in Codington County; area code 605; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Codington +1 more
Metro area
Watertown, SD
Population
26,781
Coordinates
44.9367, -97.0928
☼ Live from 57201 — Watertown, SD

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Where 57201 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 57201
  • 🔢 Type 57201 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOZLS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 57,201 = 3 × 23 × 829. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101111101110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 57198 (Sioux Falls, SD, 88 mi away) and 57212 (Arlington, SD, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 57201 becomes 10275 — and that is a real ZIP code: New York, NY, 1,201 miles away.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01257, 01527, 01752, 02571, 02715, 07512, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02571 in Wareham, MA, 1,338 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 74%.
  • 🎯361 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 57201 and you would come out at 44.94°S, 82.91°E — 669 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 46m.
  • 📏 At 319.1 square miles of land, 57201 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 242 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population26,781This ZIP26,781
Households11,642This ZIP11,642
Housing units12,492This ZIP12,492
Median age39.6This ZIP39.6South Dakota38.0US 38.9
Median household income$72,878This ZIP$72,878South Dakota$75,081US $80,734
Median home value$242,700This ZIP$242,700South Dakota$257,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$941This ZIP$941South Dakota$946US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.8%This ZIP21.8%
Mean commute13.4 minThis ZIP13.4 min
Population density83.9 / sq miThis ZIP83.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,166This ZIP1,166
Employees14,806This ZIP14,806
Annual payroll$678,607,000This ZIP$678,607,000
Tax returns filed13,080This ZIP13,080
Total adjusted gross income$1,082,488,000This ZIP$1,082,488,000

Land area

Land area319.09 sq miThis ZIP319.09 sq mi
Water area13.98 sq miThis ZIP13.98 sq mi

Counties 57201 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Codington County 99.1%
Hamlin County 0.9%

Other place names in 57201

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

ZIP codes near 57201

ZIPCityDistance
57245 Kranzburg, SD 9.0 mi
57238 Goodwin, SD 12.2 mi
57235 Florence, SD 14.5 mi
57263 South Shore, SD 14.7 mi
57265 Strandburg, SD 15.7 mi
57223 Castlewood, SD 16.2 mi
57242 Hazel, SD 17.2 mi
57243 Henry, SD 17.2 mi
57241 Hayti, SD 17.7 mi
57264 Stockholm, SD 18.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 57201?

57201 is in Watertown, South Dakota, in Codington County, part of the Watertown, SD micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.9367, -97.0928.

What county is 57201 in?

57201 spans 2 counties: Codington County and Hamlin County. Most of it falls in Codington 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 57201?

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

What time zone is 57201 in?

57201 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 57201?

About 26,781 people live in ZIP code 57201, in 11,642 households, at 83.9 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 57201?

$72,878 a year, against $75,081 across South Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 57201?

The closest are 57245 (9 mi), 57238 (12.2 mi), 57235 (14.5 mi), 57263 (14.7 mi) and 57265 (15.7 mi).

Is 57201 a PO Box ZIP code?

57201 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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