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57446

ZIP 57446 is Hecla, South Dakota, in Brown County; area code 605; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Brown
Metro area
Aberdeen, SD
Population
223
Coordinates
45.8708, -98.1527
☼ Live from 57446 — Hecla, SD

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Where 57446 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 57446
  • 🔢 Type 57446 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghhLS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 57,446 = 2 × 28723. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110000001100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 57445 (Groton, SD, 28 mi away) and 57448 (Hosmer, SD, 64 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 57446 becomes 64475 — and that is a real ZIP code: Parnell, MO, 415 miles away.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (44657, 44675, 45647, 45674, 45746, 45764, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76544 in Fort Hood, TX, 1,005 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯418 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 57446 and you would come out at 45.87°S, 81.85°E — 592 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 39m.
  • 📏 At 155.5 square miles of land, 57446 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 118 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population223This ZIP223
Households134This ZIP134
Housing units249This ZIP249
Median age66.1This ZIP66.1South Dakota38.0US 38.9
Median household income$44,375This ZIP$44,375South Dakota$75,081US $80,734
Median home value$50,400This ZIP$50,400South Dakota$257,400US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher10.6%This ZIP10.6%
Mean commute18.9 minThis ZIP18.9 min
Population density1.4 / sq miThis ZIP1.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees40This ZIP40
Annual payroll$1,667,000This ZIP$1,667,000
Tax returns filed180This ZIP180
Total adjusted gross income$17,026,000This ZIP$17,026,000

Land area

Land area155.45 sq miThis ZIP155.45 sq mi
Water area5.34 sq miThis ZIP5.34 sq mi

Other place names in 57446

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ZIP codes near 57446

ZIPCityDistance
57449 Houghton, SD 10.0 mi
57432 Claremont, SD 14.2 mi
57421 Amherst, SD 14.3 mi
58474 Oakes, ND 16.0 mi
57441 Frederick, SD 17.6 mi
57433 Columbia, SD 18.0 mi
58017 Cogswell, ND 18.7 mi
57426 Barnard, SD 18.9 mi
57430 Britton, SD 21.0 mi
57402 Aberdeen, SD 21.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 57446?

57446 is in Hecla, South Dakota, in Brown County, part of the Aberdeen, SD micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.8708, -98.1527.

What county is 57446 in?

57446 lies in Brown County.

What area code is 57446?

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

What time zone is 57446 in?

57446 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 57446?

About 223 people live in ZIP code 57446, in 134 households, at 1.4 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 57446?

$44,375 a year, against $75,081 across South Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 57446?

The closest are 57449 (10 mi), 57432 (14.2 mi), 57421 (14.3 mi), 58474 (16 mi) and 57441 (17.6 mi).

Is 57446 a PO Box ZIP code?

57446 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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