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57339

ZIP 57339 is Fort Thompson, South Dakota, in Buffalo County; area code 605; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Buffalo
Metro area
none
Population
1,390
Coordinates
44.1267, -99.4639
☼ Live from 57339 — Fort Thompson, SD

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Where 57339 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 57339
  • 🔢 Type 57339 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEELS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 57,339 = 3 × 3 × 23 × 277. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101111111111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 57337 (Fedora, SD, 84 mi away) and 57340 (Fulton, SD, 83 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 57339 becomes 93375, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33579, 33597, 33759, 33957, 33975, 35739, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33975 in Labelle, FL, 1,564 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
  • 🎯300 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 57339 and you would come out at 44.13°S, 80.54°E — 606 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 52m.
  • 📏 At 54.2 square miles of land, 57339 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,390This ZIP1,390
Households372This ZIP372
Housing units427This ZIP427
Median age21.3This ZIP21.3South Dakota38.0US 38.9
Median household income$46,136This ZIP$46,136South Dakota$75,081US $80,734
Median home value$121,700This ZIP$121,700South Dakota$257,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$605This ZIP$605South Dakota$946US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.2%This ZIP7.2%
Mean commute10.8 minThis ZIP10.8 min
Population density25.6 / sq miThis ZIP25.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees129This ZIP129
Annual payroll$3,838,000This ZIP$3,838,000
Tax returns filed460This ZIP460
Total adjusted gross income$15,292,000This ZIP$15,292,000

Land area

Land area54.23 sq miThis ZIP54.23 sq mi
Water area10.52 sq miThis ZIP10.52 sq mi

Other place names in 57339

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ZIP codes near 57339

ZIPCityDistance
57548 Lower Brule, SD 6.8 mi
57346 Stephan, SD 8.5 mi
57341 Gann Valley, SD 17.3 mi
57569 Reliance, SD 19.0 mi
57325 Chamberlain, SD 21.5 mi
57365 Oacoma, SD 21.9 mi
57326 Chamberlain, SD 22.8 mi
57540 Holabird, SD 24.2 mi
57371 Ree Heights, SD 24.6 mi
57544 Kennebec, SD 25.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 57339?

57339 is in Fort Thompson, South Dakota, in Buffalo County. Its published point location is 44.1267, -99.4639.

What county is 57339 in?

57339 lies in Buffalo County.

What area code is 57339?

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

What time zone is 57339 in?

57339 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 57339?

About 1,390 people live in ZIP code 57339, in 372 households, at 25.6 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 57339?

$46,136 a year, against $75,081 across South Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 57339?

The closest are 57548 (6.8 mi), 57346 (8.5 mi), 57341 (17.3 mi), 57569 (19 mi) and 57325 (21.5 mi).

Is 57339 a PO Box ZIP code?

57339 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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