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57226

ZIP 57226 is Clear Lake, South Dakota, mostly in Deuel County; area code 605; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Deuel +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,953
Coordinates
44.7881, -96.7306
☼ Live from 57226 — Clear Lake, SD

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Where 57226 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 57226
  • 🔢 Type 57226 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZZLS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 57,226 = 2 × 13 × 31 × 71. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101111110001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 57225 (Clark, SD, 49 mi away) and 57227 (Corona, SD, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 57226 becomes 62275 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pocahontas, IL, 554 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22567, 22576, 22657, 25267, 25276, 25672, …). The farthest-flung twin is 22576 in Weems, VA, 1,159 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 73%.
  • 🎯355 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 57226 and you would come out at 44.79°S, 83.27°E — 689 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 47m.
  • 📏 At 191.0 square miles of land, 57226 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 145 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,953This ZIP1,953
Households766This ZIP766
Housing units890This ZIP890
Median age42.9This ZIP42.9South Dakota38.0US 38.9
Median household income$83,125This ZIP$83,125South Dakota$75,081US $80,734
Median home value$206,400This ZIP$206,400South Dakota$257,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$668This ZIP$668South Dakota$946US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.0%This ZIP27.0%
Mean commute19.4 minThis ZIP19.4 min
Population density10.2 / sq miThis ZIP10.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments77This ZIP77
Employees742This ZIP742
Annual payroll$40,094,000This ZIP$40,094,000
Tax returns filed980This ZIP980
Total adjusted gross income$70,203,000This ZIP$70,203,000

Land area

Land area191.00 sq miThis ZIP191.00 sq mi
Water area5.50 sq miThis ZIP5.50 sq mi

Counties 57226 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Deuel County 96.3%
Hamlin County 3.7%

Other place names in 57226

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ZIP codes near 57226

ZIPCityDistance
57238 Goodwin, SD 8.7 mi
57237 Gary, SD 11.3 mi
57218 Brandt, SD 11.6 mi
57245 Kranzburg, SD 11.7 mi
57223 Castlewood, SD 14.0 mi
57265 Strandburg, SD 14.3 mi
57234 Estelline, SD 14.7 mi
57268 Toronto, SD 15.3 mi
57259 Revillo, SD 16.9 mi
57213 Astoria, SD 17.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 57226?

57226 is in Clear Lake, South Dakota, in Deuel County. Its published point location is 44.7881, -96.7306.

What county is 57226 in?

57226 spans 2 counties: Deuel County and Hamlin County. Most of it falls in Deuel 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 57226?

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

What time zone is 57226 in?

57226 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 57226?

About 1,953 people live in ZIP code 57226, in 766 households, at 10.2 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 57226?

$83,125 a year, against $75,081 across South Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 57226?

The closest are 57238 (8.7 mi), 57237 (11.3 mi), 57218 (11.6 mi), 57245 (11.7 mi) and 57223 (14 mi).

Is 57226 a PO Box ZIP code?

57226 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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