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57272

ZIP 57272 is Wallace, 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
201
Coordinates
45.1082, -97.4837
☼ Live from 57272 — Wallace, SD

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Where 57272 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 57272
  • 🔢 Type 57272 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLZLS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 57,272 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7159. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101111110111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 57271 (Vienna, SD, 24 mi away) and 57273 (Waubay, SD, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 57272 becomes 27275, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22577, 25727, 25772, 27527, 27572, 52727, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27527 in Clayton, NC, 1,194 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 76%.
  • 🎯369 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 57272 and you would come out at 45.11°S, 82.52°E — 646 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 43.6 square miles of land, 57272 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population201This ZIP201
Households53This ZIP53
Housing units83This ZIP83
Median age28.7This ZIP28.7South Dakota38.0US 38.9
Median household income$83,750This ZIP$83,750South Dakota$75,081US $80,734
Median home value$89,200This ZIP$89,200South Dakota$257,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$584This ZIP$584South Dakota$946US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%This ZIP19.3%
Mean commute22.0 minThis ZIP22.0 min
Population density4.6 / sq miThis ZIP4.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees32This ZIP32
Annual payroll$2,036,000This ZIP$2,036,000

Land area

Land area43.61 sq miThis ZIP43.61 sq mi
Water area1.92 sq miThis ZIP1.92 sq mi

Counties 57272 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Codington County 61.5%
Clark County 38.5%

Other place names in 57272

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ZIP codes near 57272

ZIPCityDistance
57235 Florence, SD 8.3 mi
57217 Bradley, SD 9.0 mi
57236 Garden City, SD 9.8 mi
57243 Henry, SD 13.6 mi
57274 Webster, SD 14.4 mi
57256 Ortley, SD 17.1 mi
57273 Waubay, SD 18.6 mi
57225 Clark, SD 19.6 mi
57219 Bristol, SD 19.8 mi
57201 Watertown, SD 22.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 57272?

57272 is in Wallace, South Dakota, in Codington County, part of the Watertown, SD micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.1082, -97.4837.

What county is 57272 in?

57272 spans 2 counties: Codington County and Clark 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 57272?

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

What time zone is 57272 in?

57272 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 57272?

About 201 people live in ZIP code 57272, in 53 households, at 4.6 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 57272?

$83,750 a year, against $75,081 across South Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 57272?

The closest are 57235 (8.3 mi), 57217 (9 mi), 57236 (9.8 mi), 57243 (13.6 mi) and 57274 (14.4 mi).

Is 57272 a PO Box ZIP code?

57272 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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