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57579

ZIP 57579 is White River, South Dakota, in Mellette County; area code 605; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Mellette
Metro area
none
Population
1,277
Coordinates
43.5762, -100.7889
☼ Live from 57579 — White River, SD

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Where 57579 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 57579
  • 🔢 Type 57579 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLSLS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 57,579 = 3 × 17 × 1129. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110000011101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 57577 (Wanblee, SD, 44 mi away) and 57580 (Winner, SD, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 57579 becomes 97575, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (55779, 55797, 55977, 57759, 75759, 75975, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95757 in Elk Grove, CA, 1,133 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
  • 🎯283 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 57579 and you would come out at 43.58°S, 79.21°E — 584 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 56m.
  • 📏 At 630.0 square miles of land, 57579 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 478 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,277This ZIP1,277
Households412This ZIP412
Housing units504This ZIP504
Median age37.6This ZIP37.6South Dakota38.0US 38.9
Median household income$56,474This ZIP$56,474South Dakota$75,081US $80,734
Median home value$61,000This ZIP$61,000South Dakota$257,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$846This ZIP$846South Dakota$946US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%This ZIP17.5%
Mean commute13.9 minThis ZIP13.9 min
Population density2.0 / sq miThis ZIP2.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments17This ZIP17
Employees153This ZIP153
Annual payroll$4,688,000This ZIP$4,688,000
Tax returns filed450This ZIP450
Total adjusted gross income$22,461,000This ZIP$22,461,000

Land area

Land area629.96 sq miThis ZIP629.96 sq mi
Water area1.29 sq miThis ZIP1.29 sq mi

Other place names in 57579

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

ZIP codes near 57579

ZIPCityDistance
57585 Wood, SD 20.2 mi
57555 Mission, SD 21.0 mi
57570 Rosebud, SD 22.9 mi
57560 Norris, SD 23.2 mi
57562 Okaton, SD 23.8 mi
57566 Parmelee, SD 23.8 mi
57563 Okreek, SD 24.2 mi
57521 Belvidere, SD 24.7 mi
57559 Murdo, SD 24.8 mi
57531 Draper, SD 31.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 57579?

57579 is in White River, South Dakota, in Mellette County. Its published point location is 43.5762, -100.7889.

What county is 57579 in?

57579 lies in Mellette County.

What area code is 57579?

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

What time zone is 57579 in?

57579 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 57579?

About 1,277 people live in ZIP code 57579, in 412 households, at 2.0 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 57579?

$56,474 a year, against $75,081 across South Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 57579?

The closest are 57585 (20.2 mi), 57555 (21 mi), 57570 (22.9 mi), 57560 (23.2 mi) and 57562 (23.8 mi).

Is 57579 a PO Box ZIP code?

57579 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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