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57248

ZIP 57248 is Lake Norden, South Dakota, mostly in Hamlin County; area code 605; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hamlin +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,295
Coordinates
44.5835, -97.1880
☼ Live from 57248 — Lake Norden, SD

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Where 57248 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 57248
  • 🔢 Type 57248 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhZLS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 57,248 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 1789. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101111110100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 57247 (Lake City, SD, 79 mi away) and 57249 (Lake Preston, SD, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 57248 becomes 84275, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 44 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24578, 24857, 27584, 27845, 28457, 28547, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28547 in Camp Lejeune, NC, 1,256 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 74%.
  • 🎯336 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 57248 and you would come out at 44.58°S, 82.81°E — 678 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 49m.
  • 📏 At 68.0 square miles of land, 57248 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 52 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,295This ZIP1,295
Households426This ZIP426
Housing units658This ZIP658
Median age27.5This ZIP27.5South Dakota38.0US 38.9
Median household income$96,364This ZIP$96,364South Dakota$75,081US $80,734
Median home value$293,200This ZIP$293,200South Dakota$257,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,089This ZIP$1,089South Dakota$946US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.4%This ZIP27.4%
Mean commute26.2 minThis ZIP26.2 min
Population density19.0 / sq miThis ZIP19.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments52This ZIP52
Employees861This ZIP861
Annual payroll$53,369,000This ZIP$53,369,000
Tax returns filed560This ZIP560
Total adjusted gross income$46,546,000This ZIP$46,546,000

Land area

Land area68.00 sq miThis ZIP68.00 sq mi
Water area7.61 sq miThis ZIP7.61 sq mi

Counties 57248 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Hamlin County 81.4%
Kingsbury County 18.6%

Other place names in 57248

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

ZIP codes near 57248

ZIPCityDistance
57214 Badger, SD 7.1 mi
57241 Hayti, SD 7.9 mi
57233 Erwin, SD 11.6 mi
57221 Bryant, SD 12.6 mi
57223 Castlewood, SD 13.0 mi
57212 Arlington, SD 14.4 mi
57234 Estelline, SD 14.6 mi
57242 Hazel, SD 15.6 mi
57220 Bruce, SD 15.8 mi
57249 Lake Preston, SD 16.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 57248?

57248 is in Lake Norden, South Dakota, in Hamlin County. Its published point location is 44.5835, -97.1880.

What county is 57248 in?

57248 spans 2 counties: Hamlin County and Kingsbury County. Most of it falls in Hamlin 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 57248?

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

What time zone is 57248 in?

57248 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 57248?

About 1,295 people live in ZIP code 57248, in 426 households, at 19.0 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 57248?

$96,364 a year, against $75,081 across South Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 57248?

The closest are 57214 (7.1 mi), 57241 (7.9 mi), 57233 (11.6 mi), 57221 (12.6 mi) and 57223 (13 mi).

Is 57248 a PO Box ZIP code?

57248 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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