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57427

ZIP 57427 is Bath, South Dakota, in Brown County; area code 605; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Brown
Metro area
Aberdeen, SD
Population
384
Coordinates
45.4805, -98.3186
☼ Live from 57427 — Bath, SD

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Where 57427 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 57427
  • 🔢 Type 57427 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZhLS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 57427 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110000001010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 57426 (Barnard, SD, 20 mi away) and 57428 (Bowdle, SD, 66 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 57427 becomes 72475 — and that is a real ZIP code: Waldenburg, AR, 787 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24577, 25774, 27574, 42757, 45277, 45727, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27574 in Roxboro, NC, 1,187 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯391 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 57427 and you would come out at 45.48°S, 81.68°E — 598 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 42m.
  • 📏 At 61.2 square miles of land, 57427 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population384This ZIP384
Households161This ZIP161
Housing units197This ZIP197
Median age42.8This ZIP42.8South Dakota38.0US 38.9
Median household income$83,977This ZIP$83,977South Dakota$75,081US $80,734
Median home value$363,700This ZIP$363,700South Dakota$257,400US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher8.8%This ZIP8.8%
Mean commute19.4 minThis ZIP19.4 min
Population density6.3 / sq miThis ZIP6.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees98This ZIP98
Annual payroll$6,422,000This ZIP$6,422,000
Tax returns filed310This ZIP310
Total adjusted gross income$31,254,000This ZIP$31,254,000

Land area

Land area61.15 sq miThis ZIP61.15 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 57427

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ZIP codes near 57427

ZIPCityDistance
57402 Aberdeen, SD 7.7 mi
57445 Groton, SD 9.9 mi
57401 Aberdeen, SD 10.4 mi
57433 Columbia, SD 10.9 mi
57474 Stratford, SD 13.2 mi
57479 Warner, SD 13.5 mi
57439 Ferney, SD 14.6 mi
57449 Houghton, SD 18.3 mi
57422 Andover, SD 19.3 mi
57426 Barnard, SD 19.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 57427?

57427 is in Bath, South Dakota, in Brown County, part of the Aberdeen, SD micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.4805, -98.3186.

What county is 57427 in?

57427 lies in Brown County.

What area code is 57427?

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

What time zone is 57427 in?

57427 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 57427?

About 384 people live in ZIP code 57427, in 161 households, at 6.3 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 57427?

$83,977 a year, against $75,081 across South Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 57427?

The closest are 57402 (7.7 mi), 57445 (9.9 mi), 57401 (10.4 mi), 57433 (10.9 mi) and 57474 (13.2 mi).

Is 57427 a PO Box ZIP code?

57427 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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