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57263

ZIP 57263 is South Shore, 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
351
Coordinates
45.1405, -97.0080
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Where 57263 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 57263
  • 🔢 Type 57263 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgZLS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 57,263 = 173 × 331. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101111110101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 57262 (Sisseton, SD, 37 mi away) and 57264 (Stockholm, SD, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 57263 becomes 36275 — and that is a real ZIP code: Spring Garden, AL, 981 miles away.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25637, 26537, 26753, 27356, 27536, 27563, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32765 in Oviedo, FL, 1,429 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 74%.
  • 🎯376 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 57263 and you would come out at 45.14°S, 82.99°E — 665 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 45m.
  • 📏 At 108.4 square miles of land, 57263 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 82 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population351This ZIP351
Households158This ZIP158
Housing units205This ZIP205
Median age50.7This ZIP50.7South Dakota38.0US 38.9
Median household income$58,214This ZIP$58,214South Dakota$75,081US $80,734
Median home value$112,500This ZIP$112,500South Dakota$257,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$663This ZIP$663South Dakota$946US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.9%This ZIP14.9%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density3.2 / sq miThis ZIP3.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees26This ZIP26
Annual payroll$987,000This ZIP$987,000
Tax returns filed220This ZIP220
Total adjusted gross income$13,053,000This ZIP$13,053,000

Land area

Land area108.40 sq miThis ZIP108.40 sq mi
Water area1.44 sq miThis ZIP1.44 sq mi

Counties 57263 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Codington County 65.6%
Grant County 34.4%

Other place names in 57263

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ZIP codes near 57263

ZIPCityDistance
57264 Stockholm, SD 9.9 mi
57251 Marvin, SD 10.1 mi
57266 Summit, SD 11.1 mi
57269 Twin Brooks, SD 11.7 mi
57256 Ortley, SD 11.9 mi
57201 Watertown, SD 14.7 mi
57265 Strandburg, SD 15.1 mi
57235 Florence, SD 16.0 mi
57245 Kranzburg, SD 17.6 mi
57246 Labolt, SD 17.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 57263?

57263 is in South Shore, South Dakota, in Codington County, part of the Watertown, SD micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.1405, -97.0080.

What county is 57263 in?

57263 spans 2 counties: Codington County and Grant 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 57263?

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

What time zone is 57263 in?

57263 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 57263?

About 351 people live in ZIP code 57263, in 158 households, at 3.2 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 57263?

$58,214 a year, against $75,081 across South Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 57263?

The closest are 57264 (9.9 mi), 57251 (10.1 mi), 57266 (11.1 mi), 57269 (11.7 mi) and 57256 (11.9 mi).

Is 57263 a PO Box ZIP code?

57263 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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