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57793

ZIP 57793 is Whitewood, South Dakota, mostly in Lawrence County; area code 605; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Lawrence +2 more
Metro area
Spearfish, SD
Population
2,173
Coordinates
44.5253, -103.5788
☼ Live from 57793 — Whitewood, SD

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Where 57793 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 57793
  • 🔢 Type 57793 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EGLLS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 57793 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110000111000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 57792 (White Owl, SD, 60 mi away) and 57794 (Wounded Knee, SD, 113 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 57793 becomes 39775, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (39577, 53779, 57379, 73759, 75379, 75397, …). The farthest-flung twin is 39577 in Wiggins, MS, 1,226 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
  • 🎯413 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 57793 and you would come out at 44.53°S, 76.42°E — 443 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 152.1 square miles of land, 57793 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 115 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,173This ZIP2,173
Households768This ZIP768
Housing units832This ZIP832
Median age45.7This ZIP45.7South Dakota38.0US 38.9
Median household income$87,351This ZIP$87,351South Dakota$75,081US $80,734
Median home value$368,800This ZIP$368,800South Dakota$257,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$946This ZIP$946South Dakota$946US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.8%This ZIP18.8%
Mean commute24.0 minThis ZIP24.0 min
Population density14.3 / sq miThis ZIP14.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments64This ZIP64
Employees360This ZIP360
Annual payroll$15,914,000This ZIP$15,914,000
Tax returns filed1,060This ZIP1,060
Total adjusted gross income$80,555,000This ZIP$80,555,000

Land area

Land area152.09 sq miThis ZIP152.09 sq mi
Water area0.32 sq miThis ZIP0.32 sq mi

Counties 57793 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lawrence County 54.3%
Meade County 38.5%
Butte County 7.2%

Other place names in 57793

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ZIP codes near 57793

ZIPCityDistance
57779 Saint Onge, SD 9.4 mi
57741 Fort Meade, SD 9.5 mi
57799 Spearfish, SD 14.6 mi
57732 Deadwood, SD 14.6 mi
57762 Nisland, SD 15.9 mi
57783 Spearfish, SD 17.7 mi
57788 Vale, SD 19.5 mi
57759 Nemo, SD 20.6 mi
57785 Sturgis, SD 21.0 mi
57769 Piedmont, SD 24.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 57793?

57793 is in Whitewood, South Dakota, in Lawrence County, part of the Spearfish, SD micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.5253, -103.5788.

What county is 57793 in?

57793 spans 3 counties: Lawrence County, Meade County and Butte County. Most of it falls in Lawrence 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 57793?

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

What time zone is 57793 in?

57793 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 57793?

About 2,173 people live in ZIP code 57793, in 768 households, at 14.3 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 57793?

$87,351 a year, against $75,081 across South Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 57793?

The closest are 57779 (9.4 mi), 57741 (9.5 mi), 57799 (14.6 mi), 57732 (14.6 mi) and 57762 (15.9 mi).

Is 57793 a PO Box ZIP code?

57793 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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