57474
ZIP 57474 is Stratford, South Dakota, mostly in Brown County; area code 605; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Brown +1 more
- Metro area
- Aberdeen, SD
- Population
- 237
- Coordinates
- 45.2920, -98.2787
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Where 57474 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.
- 🔢 Type 57474 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLhLS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 57,474 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 31 × 103. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1110000010000010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 57473 (Seneca, SD, 62 mi away) and 57475 (Tolstoy, SD, 66 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 57474 becomes 47475, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47457, 47547, 47574, 54747, 54774, 57744, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77454 in Lissie, TX, 1,094 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
- 🎯378 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 57474 and you would come out at 45.29°S, 81.72°E — 606 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 44m.
- 📏 At 80.6 square miles of land, 57474 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 61 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 237This ZIP237 |
|---|---|
| Households | 84This ZIP84 |
| Housing units | 98This ZIP98 |
| Median age | 42.9This ZIP42.9South Dakota38.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $100,833This ZIP$100,833South Dakota$75,081US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $204,700This ZIP$204,700South Dakota$257,400US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 21.5%This ZIP21.5% |
| Mean commute | 26.4 minThis ZIP26.4 min |
| Population density | 2.9 / sq miThis ZIP2.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 9This ZIP9 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 32This ZIP32 |
| Annual payroll | $1,907,000This ZIP$1,907,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 100This ZIP100 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $11,900,000This ZIP$11,900,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 80.56 sq miThis ZIP80.56 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Counties 57474 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Brown County | 82.2% |
| Spink County | 17.8% |
Other place names in 57474
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 57474
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
57479 | Warner, SD | 7.8 mi |
57429 | Brentford, SD | 9.1 mi |
57439 | Ferney, SD | 9.2 mi |
57461 | Mellette, SD | 11.9 mi |
57427 | Bath, SD | 13.2 mi |
57434 | Conde, SD | 13.3 mi |
57445 | Groton, SD | 14.4 mi |
57401 | Aberdeen, SD | 18.0 mi |
57477 | Turton, SD | 19.0 mi |
57460 | Mansfield, SD | 19.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 57474?
57474 is in Stratford, South Dakota, in Brown County, part of the Aberdeen, SD micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.2920, -98.2787.
What county is 57474 in?
57474 spans 2 counties: Brown County and Spink County. Most of it falls in Brown 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 57474?
Stratford uses area code 605, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 57474 in?
57474 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 57474?
About 237 people live in ZIP code 57474, in 84 households, at 2.9 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 57474?
$100,833 a year, against $75,081 across South Dakota.
What ZIP codes are near 57474?
The closest are 57479 (7.8 mi), 57429 (9.1 mi), 57439 (9.2 mi), 57461 (11.9 mi) and 57427 (13.2 mi).
Is 57474 a PO Box ZIP code?
57474 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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