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57442

ZIP 57442 is Gettysburg, South Dakota, mostly in Potter County; area code 605; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Potter +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,772
Coordinates
45.0618, -100.1581
☼ Live from 57442 — Gettysburg, SD

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Where 57442 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 57442
  • 🔢 Type 57442 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhhLS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 57,442 = 2 × 7 × 11 × 373. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110000001100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 57441 (Frederick, SD, 96 mi away) and 57445 (Groton, SD, 103 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 57442 becomes 24475, 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, 1,288 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
  • 🎯370 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 57442 and you would come out at 45.06°S, 79.84°E — 540 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 45m.
  • 📏 At 593.4 square miles of land, 57442 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 451 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,772This ZIP1,772
Households823This ZIP823
Housing units1,270This ZIP1,270
Median age51.6This ZIP51.6South Dakota38.0US 38.9
Median household income$65,625This ZIP$65,625South Dakota$75,081US $80,734
Median home value$134,600This ZIP$134,600South Dakota$257,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,031This ZIP$1,031South Dakota$946US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.4%This ZIP28.4%
Mean commute12.7 minThis ZIP12.7 min
Population density3.0 / sq miThis ZIP3.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments71This ZIP71
Employees453This ZIP453
Annual payroll$20,762,000This ZIP$20,762,000
Tax returns filed780This ZIP780
Total adjusted gross income$87,503,000This ZIP$87,503,000

Land area

Land area593.40 sq miThis ZIP593.40 sq mi
Water area47.07 sq miThis ZIP47.07 sq mi

Counties 57442 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Potter County 84.1%
Dewey County 13.8%
Sully County 2.1%

Other place names in 57442

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ZIP codes near 57442

ZIPCityDistance
57520 Agar, SD 14.5 mi
57420 Akaska, SD 15.2 mi
57450 Hoven, SD 19.1 mi
57601 Mobridge, SD 21.6 mi
57564 Onida, SD 23.3 mi
57455 Lebanon, SD 23.5 mi
57472 Selby, SD 25.4 mi
57652 Ridgeview, SD 26.1 mi
57475 Tolstoy, SD 28.3 mi
57473 Seneca, SD 33.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 57442?

57442 is in Gettysburg, South Dakota, in Potter County. Its published point location is 45.0618, -100.1581.

What county is 57442 in?

57442 spans 3 counties: Potter County, Dewey County and Sully County. Most of it falls in Potter 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 57442?

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

What time zone is 57442 in?

57442 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 57442?

About 1,772 people live in ZIP code 57442, in 823 households, at 3.0 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 57442?

$65,625 a year, against $75,081 across South Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 57442?

The closest are 57520 (14.5 mi), 57420 (15.2 mi), 57450 (19.1 mi), 57601 (21.6 mi) and 57564 (23.3 mi).

Is 57442 a PO Box ZIP code?

57442 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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