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57381

ZIP 57381 is Wessington, South Dakota, mostly in Hand County; area code 605; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hand +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
474
Coordinates
44.3880, -98.7309
☼ Live from 57381 — Wessington, SD

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Where 57381 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 57381
  • 🔢 Type 57381 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBELS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 57,381 = 3 × 31 × 617. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110000000100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 57380 (Wagner, SD, 96 mi away) and 57382 (Wessington Springs, SD, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 57381 becomes 18375, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13758, 15378, 15738, 15783, 17358, 17538, …). The farthest-flung twin is 31758 in Thomasville, GA, 1,232 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
  • 🎯315 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 57381 and you would come out at 44.39°S, 81.27°E — 623 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 50m.
  • 📏 At 303.9 square miles of land, 57381 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 231 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population474This ZIP474
Households230This ZIP230
Housing units301This ZIP301
Median age34.8This ZIP34.8South Dakota38.0US 38.9
Median household income$79,231This ZIP$79,231South Dakota$75,081US $80,734
Median home value$139,300This ZIP$139,300South Dakota$257,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$523This ZIP$523South Dakota$946US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.4%This ZIP21.4%
Mean commute14.5 minThis ZIP14.5 min
Population density1.6 / sq miThis ZIP1.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees51This ZIP51
Annual payroll$2,262,000This ZIP$2,262,000
Tax returns filed260This ZIP260
Total adjusted gross income$20,209,000This ZIP$20,209,000

Land area

Land area303.88 sq miThis ZIP303.88 sq mi
Water area1.24 sq miThis ZIP1.24 sq mi

Counties 57381 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Hand County 61.3%
Beadle County 38.7%

Other place names in 57381

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ZIP codes near 57381

ZIPCityDistance
57373 Saint Lawrence, SD 12.2 mi
57384 Wolsey, SD 12.3 mi
57379 Virgil, SD 12.9 mi
57362 Miller, SD 17.7 mi
57312 Alpena, SD 21.8 mi
57476 Tulare, SD 22.7 mi
57382 Wessington Springs, SD 23.1 mi
57348 Hitchcock, SD 24.1 mi
57371 Ree Heights, SD 24.4 mi
57399 Huron, SD 25.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 57381?

57381 is in Wessington, South Dakota, in Hand County. Its published point location is 44.3880, -98.7309.

What county is 57381 in?

57381 spans 2 counties: Hand County and Beadle County. Most of it falls in Hand 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 57381?

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

What time zone is 57381 in?

57381 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 57381?

About 474 people live in ZIP code 57381, in 230 households, at 1.6 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 57381?

$79,231 a year, against $75,081 across South Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 57381?

The closest are 57373 (12.2 mi), 57384 (12.3 mi), 57379 (12.9 mi), 57362 (17.7 mi) and 57312 (21.8 mi).

Is 57381 a PO Box ZIP code?

57381 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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