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57717

ZIP 57717 is Belle Fourche, South Dakota, mostly in Butte County; area code 605; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Butte +4 more
Metro area
none
Population
8,983
Coordinates
44.9339, -103.8957
☼ Live from 57717 — Belle Fourche, SD

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Where 57717 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 57717
  • 🔢 Type 57717 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LILLS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 57,717 = 3 × 3 × 11 × 11 × 53. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110000101110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 57716 (Batesland, SD, 153 mi away) and 57718 (Black Hawk, SD, 59 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 57717 becomes 71775, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15777, 75771, 77517, 77571). The farthest-flung twin is 15777 in Starford, PA, 1,292 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
  • 🎯445 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 57717 and you would come out at 44.93°S, 76.10°E — 412 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 46m.
  • 📏 At 1,364.4 square miles of land, 57717 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 1,036 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,983This ZIP8,983
Households3,647This ZIP3,647
Housing units3,970This ZIP3,970
Median age39.2This ZIP39.2South Dakota38.0US 38.9
Median household income$77,689This ZIP$77,689South Dakota$75,081US $80,734
Median home value$249,200This ZIP$249,200South Dakota$257,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$973This ZIP$973South Dakota$946US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.5%This ZIP19.5%
Mean commute25.4 minThis ZIP25.4 min
Population density6.6 / sq miThis ZIP6.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments330This ZIP330
Employees2,122This ZIP2,122
Annual payroll$87,348,000This ZIP$87,348,000
Tax returns filed4,050This ZIP4,050
Total adjusted gross income$275,238,000This ZIP$275,238,000

Land area

Land area1,364.43 sq miThis ZIP1,364.43 sq mi
Water area13.02 sq miThis ZIP13.02 sq mi

Counties 57717 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Butte County 65.5%
Crook County 15.2%
Carter County 10.2%
Harding County 8.6%
Lawrence County 0.6%

Other place names in 57717

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

ZIP codes near 57717

ZIPCityDistance
57762 Nisland, SD 18.4 mi
57779 Saint Onge, SD 26.1 mi
82710 Aladdin, WY 26.1 mi
57760 Newell, SD 27.6 mi
57776 Redig, SD 28.2 mi
57799 Spearfish, SD 30.1 mi
82712 Beulah, WY 30.3 mi
57793 Whitewood, SD 32.2 mi
82711 Alva, WY 32.5 mi
57783 Spearfish, SD 33.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 57717?

57717 is in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, in Butte County. Its published point location is 44.9339, -103.8957.

What county is 57717 in?

57717 spans 5 counties: Butte County, Crook County, Carter County, Harding County and Lawrence County. Most of it falls in Butte 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 57717?

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

What time zone is 57717 in?

57717 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 57717?

About 8,983 people live in ZIP code 57717, in 3,647 households, at 6.6 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 57717?

$77,689 a year, against $75,081 across South Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 57717?

The closest are 57762 (18.4 mi), 57779 (26.1 mi), 82710 (26.1 mi), 57760 (27.6 mi) and 57776 (28.2 mi).

Is 57717 a PO Box ZIP code?

57717 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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