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57473

ZIP 57473 is Seneca, South Dakota, mostly in Faulk County; area code 605; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Faulk +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
246
Coordinates
44.9915, -99.4710
☼ Live from 57473 — Seneca, SD

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Where 57473 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 57473
  • 🔢 Type 57473 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELhLS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 57,473 = 13 × 4421. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110000010000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 57472 (Selby, SD, 43 mi away) and 57474 (Stratford, SD, 62 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 57473 becomes 37475, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35477, 35747, 35774, 37745, 37754, 43757, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77534 in Danbury, TX, 1,113 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
  • 🎯360 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 57473 and you would come out at 44.99°S, 80.53°E — 569 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 185.3 square miles of land, 57473 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 141 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population246This ZIP246
Households91This ZIP91
Housing units112This ZIP112
Median age45.1This ZIP45.1South Dakota38.0US 38.9
Median household income$23,750This ZIP$23,750South Dakota$75,081US $80,734
Median home value$177,600This ZIP$177,600South Dakota$257,400US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher18.0%This ZIP18.0%
Mean commute13.7 minThis ZIP13.7 min
Population density1.3 / sq miThis ZIP1.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees2This ZIP2
Annual payroll$70,000This ZIP$70,000

Land area

Land area185.28 sq miThis ZIP185.28 sq mi
Water area3.35 sq miThis ZIP3.35 sq mi

Counties 57473 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Faulk County 81.6%
Potter County 18.4%

Other place names in 57473

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

ZIP codes near 57473

ZIPCityDistance
57455 Lebanon, SD 10.4 mi
57466 Onaka, SD 14.2 mi
57438 Faulkton, SD 16.3 mi
57475 Tolstoy, SD 17.7 mi
57467 Orient, SD 17.8 mi
57450 Hoven, SD 23.0 mi
57345 Highmore, SD 28.6 mi
57470 Rockham, SD 29.2 mi
57435 Cresbard, SD 29.4 mi
57471 Roscoe, SD 29.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 57473?

57473 is in Seneca, South Dakota, in Faulk County. Its published point location is 44.9915, -99.4710.

What county is 57473 in?

57473 spans 2 counties: Faulk County and Potter County. Most of it falls in Faulk 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 57473?

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

What time zone is 57473 in?

57473 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 57473?

About 246 people live in ZIP code 57473, in 91 households, at 1.3 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 57473?

$23,750 a year, against $75,081 across South Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 57473?

The closest are 57455 (10.4 mi), 57466 (14.2 mi), 57438 (16.3 mi), 57475 (17.7 mi) and 57467 (17.8 mi).

Is 57473 a PO Box ZIP code?

57473 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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