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57501

ZIP 57501 is Pierre, South Dakota, mostly in Hughes County; area code 605; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hughes +1 more
Metro area
Pierre, SD
Population
17,326
Coordinates
44.5276, -100.3091
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Where 57501 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 57501
  • 🔢 Type 57501 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOSLS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 57,501 = 3 × 3 × 6389. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110000010011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 57481 (Westport, SD, 112 mi away) and 57520 (Agar, SD, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 57501 becomes 10575, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05751, 15057, 15075, 15705, 15750, 17055, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05751 in Killington, VT, 1,361 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
  • 🎯337 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 57501 and you would come out at 44.53°S, 79.69°E — 557 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 49m.
  • 📏 At 564.1 square miles of land, 57501 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 428 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,326This ZIP17,326
Households7,043This ZIP7,043
Housing units7,744This ZIP7,744
Median age39.6This ZIP39.6South Dakota38.0US 38.9
Median household income$81,791This ZIP$81,791South Dakota$75,081US $80,734
Median home value$245,100This ZIP$245,100South Dakota$257,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$995This ZIP$995South Dakota$946US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.0%This ZIP39.0%
Mean commute14.5 minThis ZIP14.5 min
Population density30.7 / sq miThis ZIP30.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments625This ZIP625
Employees6,318This ZIP6,318
Annual payroll$305,367,000This ZIP$305,367,000
Tax returns filed8,370This ZIP8,370
Total adjusted gross income$702,478,000This ZIP$702,478,000

Land area

Land area564.14 sq miThis ZIP564.14 sq mi
Water area95.87 sq miThis ZIP95.87 sq mi

Counties 57501 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Hughes County 58.2%
Sully County 41.8%

Other place names in 57501

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

ZIP codes near 57501

ZIPCityDistance
57532 Fort Pierre, SD 16.9 mi
57522 Blunt, SD 17.1 mi
57564 Onida, SD 20.6 mi
57520 Agar, SD 23.2 mi
57536 Harrold, SD 27.5 mi
57540 Holabird, SD 34.9 mi
57537 Hayes, SD 37.5 mi
57442 Gettysburg, SD 37.6 mi
57531 Draper, SD 39.3 mi
57345 Highmore, SD 42.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 57501?

57501 is in Pierre, South Dakota, in Hughes County, part of the Pierre, SD micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.5276, -100.3091.

What county is 57501 in?

57501 spans 2 counties: Hughes County and Sully County. Most of it falls in Hughes 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 57501?

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

What time zone is 57501 in?

57501 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 57501?

About 17,326 people live in ZIP code 57501, in 7,043 households, at 30.7 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 57501?

$81,791 a year, against $75,081 across South Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 57501?

The closest are 57532 (16.9 mi), 57522 (17.1 mi), 57564 (20.6 mi), 57520 (23.2 mi) and 57536 (27.5 mi).

Is 57501 a PO Box ZIP code?

57501 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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