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57342

ZIP 57342 is Geddes, South Dakota, in Charles Mix County; area code 605; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Charles Mix
Metro area
none
Population
393
Coordinates
43.2446, -98.7012
☼ Live from 57342 — Geddes, SD

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Where 57342 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 57342
  • 🔢 Type 57342 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhELS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 57,342 = 2 × 3 × 19 × 503. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101111111111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 57341 (Gann Valley, SD, 62 mi away) and 57344 (Harrison, SD, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 57342 becomes 24375 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sugar Grove, VA, 1,017 miles away.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23457, 24375, 25437, 27435, 27534, 27543, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34275 in Nokomis, FL, 1,437 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
  • 🎯236 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 57342 and you would come out at 43.24°S, 81.30°E — 675 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 58m.
  • 📏 At 159.0 square miles of land, 57342 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 121 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population393This ZIP393
Households197This ZIP197
Housing units278This ZIP278
Median age57.5This ZIP57.5South Dakota38.0US 38.9
Median household income$75,313This ZIP$75,313South Dakota$75,081US $80,734
Median home value$143,300This ZIP$143,300South Dakota$257,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$635This ZIP$635South Dakota$946US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%This ZIP20.8%
Mean commute18.6 minThis ZIP18.6 min
Population density2.5 / sq miThis ZIP2.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees42This ZIP42
Annual payroll$1,931,000This ZIP$1,931,000
Tax returns filed270This ZIP270
Total adjusted gross income$22,919,000This ZIP$22,919,000

Land area

Land area159.02 sq miThis ZIP159.02 sq mi
Water area8.87 sq miThis ZIP8.87 sq mi

Other place names in 57342

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ZIP codes near 57342

ZIPCityDistance
57356 Lake Andes, SD 11.7 mi
57335 Fairfax, SD 12.6 mi
57364 New Holland, SD 13.8 mi
57344 Harrison, SD 14.7 mi
57317 Bonesteel, SD 15.1 mi
57367 Pickstown, SD 15.9 mi
57369 Platte, SD 17.6 mi
57313 Armour, SD 17.9 mi
57328 Corsica, SD 18.7 mi
68719 Bristow, NE 20.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 57342?

57342 is in Geddes, South Dakota, in Charles Mix County. Its published point location is 43.2446, -98.7012.

What county is 57342 in?

57342 lies in Charles Mix County.

What area code is 57342?

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

What time zone is 57342 in?

57342 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 57342?

About 393 people live in ZIP code 57342, in 197 households, at 2.5 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 57342?

$75,313 a year, against $75,081 across South Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 57342?

The closest are 57356 (11.7 mi), 57335 (12.6 mi), 57364 (13.8 mi), 57344 (14.7 mi) and 57317 (15.1 mi).

Is 57342 a PO Box ZIP code?

57342 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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