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57522

ZIP 57522 is Blunt, 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
521
Coordinates
44.5105, -99.9639
☼ Live from 57522 — Blunt, SD

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Where 57522 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 57522
  • 🔢 Type 57522 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZSLS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 57,522 = 2 × 3 × 9587. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110000010110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 57521 (Belvidere, SD, 78 mi away) and 57523 (Burke, SD, 94 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 57522 becomes 22575, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25275, 25572, 25725, 27525, 27552, 52257, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27552 in Mamers, NC, 1,273 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
  • 🎯331 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 57522 and you would come out at 44.51°S, 80.04°E — 571 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 173.0 square miles of land, 57522 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 131 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population521This ZIP521
Households245This ZIP245
Housing units283This ZIP283
Median age51.3This ZIP51.3South Dakota38.0US 38.9
Median household income$72,188This ZIP$72,188South Dakota$75,081US $80,734
Median home value$215,000This ZIP$215,000South Dakota$257,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$900This ZIP$900South Dakota$946US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.9%This ZIP27.9%
Mean commute20.8 minThis ZIP20.8 min
Population density3.0 / sq miThis ZIP3.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees42This ZIP42
Annual payroll$2,411,000This ZIP$2,411,000
Tax returns filed210This ZIP210
Total adjusted gross income$16,444,000This ZIP$16,444,000

Land area

Land area173.00 sq miThis ZIP173.00 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Counties 57522 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Hughes County 69.2%
Sully County 30.8%

Other place names in 57522

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

ZIP codes near 57522

ZIPCityDistance
57536 Harrold, SD 11.4 mi
57564 Onida, SD 16.1 mi
57501 Pierre, SD 17.1 mi
57540 Holabird, SD 17.9 mi
57345 Highmore, SD 26.0 mi
57520 Agar, SD 26.2 mi
57548 Lower Brule, SD 30.1 mi
57346 Stephan, SD 30.9 mi
57532 Fort Pierre, SD 31.3 mi
57339 Fort Thompson, SD 36.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 57522?

57522 is in Blunt, South Dakota, in Hughes County, part of the Pierre, SD micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.5105, -99.9639.

What county is 57522 in?

57522 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 57522?

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

What time zone is 57522 in?

57522 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 57522?

About 521 people live in ZIP code 57522, in 245 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 57522?

$72,188 a year, against $75,081 across South Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 57522?

The closest are 57536 (11.4 mi), 57564 (16.1 mi), 57501 (17.1 mi), 57540 (17.9 mi) and 57345 (26 mi).

Is 57522 a PO Box ZIP code?

57522 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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