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57216

ZIP 57216 is Big Stone City, South Dakota, mostly in Grant County; area code 605; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Grant +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,584
Coordinates
45.3032, -96.5298
☼ Live from 57216 — Big Stone City, SD

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Where 57216 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 57216
  • 🔢 Type 57216 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIZLS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 57,216 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 149. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101111110000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 57214 (Badger, SD, 66 mi away) and 57217 (Bradley, SD, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 57216 becomes 61275 — and that is a real ZIP code: Port Byron, IL, 403 miles away.
  • 👥 56 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12567, 12765, 15267, 15276, 15627, 15672, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12567 in Pine Plains, NY, 1,162 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯392 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 57216 and you would come out at 45.30°S, 83.47°E — 679 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 44m.
  • 📏 At 61.4 square miles of land, 57216 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,584This ZIP1,584
Households690This ZIP690
Housing units878This ZIP878
Median age53.0This ZIP53.0South Dakota38.0US 38.9
Median household income$88,203This ZIP$88,203South Dakota$75,081US $80,734
Median home value$201,300This ZIP$201,300South Dakota$257,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$790This ZIP$790South Dakota$946US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%This ZIP18.1%
Mean commute13.7 minThis ZIP13.7 min
Population density25.8 / sq miThis ZIP25.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments35This ZIP35
Employees887This ZIP887
Annual payroll$56,530,000This ZIP$56,530,000
Tax returns filed550This ZIP550
Total adjusted gross income$58,919,000This ZIP$58,919,000

Land area

Land area61.37 sq miThis ZIP61.37 sq mi
Water area6.14 sq miThis ZIP6.14 sq mi

Counties 57216 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Grant County 66.6%
Roberts County 33.4%

Other place names in 57216

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ZIP codes near 57216

ZIPCityDistance
56278 Ortonville, MN 7.9 mi
57252 Milbank, SD 8.2 mi
56225 Clinton, MN 10.4 mi
57227 Corona, SD 10.9 mi
56276 Odessa, MN 11.6 mi
57269 Twin Brooks, SD 14.2 mi
56212 Bellingham, MN 15.6 mi
56227 Correll, MN 17.6 mi
56210 Barry, MN 17.6 mi
56240 Graceville, MN 18.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 57216?

57216 is in Big Stone City, South Dakota, in Grant County. Its published point location is 45.3032, -96.5298.

What county is 57216 in?

57216 spans 2 counties: Grant County and Roberts County. Most of it falls in Grant 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 57216?

Big Stone City uses area code 605, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 57216 in?

57216 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 57216?

About 1,584 people live in ZIP code 57216, in 690 households, at 25.8 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 57216?

$88,203 a year, against $75,081 across South Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 57216?

The closest are 56278 (7.9 mi), 57252 (8.2 mi), 56225 (10.4 mi), 57227 (10.9 mi) and 56276 (11.6 mi).

Is 57216 a PO Box ZIP code?

57216 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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