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57224

ZIP 57224 is Claire City, South Dakota, in Roberts County; area code 605; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Roberts
Metro area
none
Population
164
Coordinates
45.8119, -97.1553
☼ Live from 57224 — Claire City, SD

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Where 57224 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 57224
  • 🔢 Type 57224 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZZLS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 57,224 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 23 × 311. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101111110001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 57223 (Castlewood, SD, 76 mi away) and 57225 (Clark, SD, 70 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 57224 becomes 42275 — and that is a real ZIP code: Roundhill, KY, 810 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22547, 24527, 24572, 25247, 25427, 25724, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27524 in Four Oaks, NC, 1,215 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 74%.
  • 🎯420 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 57224 and you would come out at 45.81°S, 82.84°E — 636 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 40m.
  • 📏 At 47.2 square miles of land, 57224 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population164This ZIP164
Households75This ZIP75
Housing units106This ZIP106
Median age63.5This ZIP63.5South Dakota38.0US 38.9
Median household income$59,063This ZIP$59,063South Dakota$75,081US $80,734
Median home value$75,000This ZIP$75,000South Dakota$257,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$663This ZIP$663South Dakota$946US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.1%This ZIP39.1%
Mean commute24.7 minThis ZIP24.7 min
Population density3.5 / sq miThis ZIP3.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees12This ZIP12
Annual payroll$194,000This ZIP$194,000

Land area

Land area47.17 sq miThis ZIP47.17 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 57224

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ZIP codes near 57224

ZIPCityDistance
57270 Veblen, SD 8.8 mi
57255 New Effington, SD 10.3 mi
57262 Sisseton, SD 10.6 mi
57247 Lake City, SD 16.4 mi
58053 Lidgerwood, ND 16.7 mi
57232 Eden, SD 17.6 mi
58013 Cayuga, ND 19.5 mi
58041 Hankinson, ND 19.6 mi
57260 Rosholt, SD 21.1 mi
58043 Havana, ND 21.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 57224?

57224 is in Claire City, South Dakota, in Roberts County. Its published point location is 45.8119, -97.1553.

What county is 57224 in?

57224 lies in Roberts County.

What area code is 57224?

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

What time zone is 57224 in?

57224 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 57224?

About 164 people live in ZIP code 57224, in 75 households, at 3.5 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 57224?

$59,063 a year, against $75,081 across South Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 57224?

The closest are 57270 (8.8 mi), 57255 (10.3 mi), 57262 (10.6 mi), 57247 (16.4 mi) and 58053 (16.7 mi).

Is 57224 a PO Box ZIP code?

57224 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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