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57424

ZIP 57424 is Ashton, South Dakota, mostly in Spink County; area code 605; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Spink +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
437
Coordinates
45.0205, -98.5232
☼ Live from 57424 — Ashton, SD

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Where 57424 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 57424
  • 🔢 Type 57424 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZhLS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 57,424 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 37 × 97. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110000001010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 57422 (Andover, SD, 40 mi away) and 57426 (Barnard, SD, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 57424 becomes 42475, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24457, 24574, 27544, 42457, 42754, 44275, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27544 in Kittrell, NC, 1,212 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
  • 🎯359 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 57424 and you would come out at 45.02°S, 81.48°E — 606 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 46m.
  • 📏 At 166.6 square miles of land, 57424 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 126 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population437This ZIP437
Households130This ZIP130
Housing units152This ZIP152
Median age28.0This ZIP28.0South Dakota38.0US 38.9
Median household income$75,000This ZIP$75,000South Dakota$75,081US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher26.1%This ZIP26.1%
Mean commute8.8 minThis ZIP8.8 min
Population density2.6 / sq miThis ZIP2.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees24This ZIP24
Annual payroll$1,126,000This ZIP$1,126,000
Tax returns filed120This ZIP120
Total adjusted gross income$10,825,000This ZIP$10,825,000

Land area

Land area166.62 sq miThis ZIP166.62 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

Counties 57424 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Spink County 93.1%
Faulk County 6.9%

Other place names in 57424

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 57424

ZIPCityDistance
57461 Mellette, SD 10.7 mi
57465 Northville, SD 11.4 mi
57469 Redfield, SD 11.5 mi
57429 Brentford, SD 14.6 mi
57440 Frankfort, SD 17.4 mi
57477 Turton, SD 18.5 mi
57460 Mansfield, SD 19.3 mi
57479 Warner, SD 20.0 mi
57470 Rockham, SD 20.5 mi
57435 Cresbard, SD 21.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 57424?

57424 is in Ashton, South Dakota, in Spink County. Its published point location is 45.0205, -98.5232.

What county is 57424 in?

57424 spans 2 counties: Spink County and Faulk County. Most of it falls in Spink 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 57424?

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

What time zone is 57424 in?

57424 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 57424?

About 437 people live in ZIP code 57424, in 130 households, at 2.6 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 57424?

$75,000 a year, against $75,081 across South Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 57424?

The closest are 57461 (10.7 mi), 57465 (11.4 mi), 57469 (11.5 mi), 57429 (14.6 mi) and 57440 (17.4 mi).

Is 57424 a PO Box ZIP code?

57424 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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