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57536

ZIP 57536 is Harrold, 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
277
Coordinates
44.4174, -99.7742
☼ Live from 57536 — Harrold, SD

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Where 57536 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 57536
  • 🔢 Type 57536 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gESLS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 57,536 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 29 × 31. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110000011000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 57534 (Hamill, SD, 59 mi away) and 57537 (Hayes, SD, 65 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 57536 becomes 63575, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35576, 35756, 35765, 36575, 53576, 55367, …). The farthest-flung twin is 36575 in Semmes, AL, 1,131 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
  • 🎯323 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 57536 and you would come out at 44.42°S, 80.23°E — 582 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 50m.
  • 📏 At 411.9 square miles of land, 57536 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 313 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population277This ZIP277
Households133This ZIP133
Housing units255This ZIP255
Median age49.3This ZIP49.3South Dakota38.0US 38.9
Median household income$53,125This ZIP$53,125South Dakota$75,081US $80,734
Median home value$90,000This ZIP$90,000South Dakota$257,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$670This ZIP$670South Dakota$946US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.5%This ZIP28.5%
Mean commute24.0 minThis ZIP24.0 min
Population density0.7 / sq miThis ZIP0.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees59This ZIP59
Annual payroll$3,697,000This ZIP$3,697,000
Tax returns filed230This ZIP230
Total adjusted gross income$15,657,000This ZIP$15,657,000

Land area

Land area411.86 sq miThis ZIP411.86 sq mi
Water area23.13 sq miThis ZIP23.13 sq mi

Counties 57536 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Hughes County 71.3%
Sully County 28.7%

Other place names in 57536

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

ZIP codes near 57536

ZIPCityDistance
57540 Holabird, SD 8.8 mi
57522 Blunt, SD 11.4 mi
57548 Lower Brule, SD 19.5 mi
57346 Stephan, SD 19.5 mi
57345 Highmore, SD 19.7 mi
57564 Onida, SD 25.3 mi
57339 Fort Thompson, SD 25.3 mi
57371 Ree Heights, SD 27.3 mi
57501 Pierre, SD 27.5 mi
57362 Miller, SD 34.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 57536?

57536 is in Harrold, South Dakota, in Hughes County, part of the Pierre, SD micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.4174, -99.7742.

What county is 57536 in?

57536 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 57536?

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

What time zone is 57536 in?

57536 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 57536?

About 277 people live in ZIP code 57536, in 133 households, at 0.7 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 57536?

$53,125 a year, against $75,081 across South Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 57536?

The closest are 57540 (8.8 mi), 57522 (11.4 mi), 57548 (19.5 mi), 57346 (19.5 mi) and 57345 (19.7 mi).

Is 57536 a PO Box ZIP code?

57536 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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