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57071 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 57071 covers Volga, South Dakota, with a population of about 3,207 and a median household income of $73,995.

Population
3,20727 per square mile
Median age
317.7 points below the US average
Median household income
$73,995about the South Dakota median
Poverty rate
6.2%6.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$349,760up 30.6% in five years
Median rent
$1,0261.1× the South Dakota median
Degree or higher
35%about the US average
Homeownership
66.7%1.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
88

Where 57071 is

Volga, South Dakota — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population3,207
Median age31
Family households56.8%
Born outside the US1.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.6%
White (non-Hispanic)95.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Hispanic or Latino1.9%
Veterans5%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$73,995
Income per person$35,670
Poverty rate6.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance1.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.6%
$10–15k4.8%
$15–20k2.0%
$20–25k1.3%
$25–30k0.9%
$30–35k2.5%
$35–40k6.4%
$40–45k1.8%
$45–50k6.4%
$50–60k6.7%
$60–75k17.1%
$75–100k10.7%
$100–125k14.9%
$125–150k13.5%
$150–200k7.7%
$200k or more1.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed1,590
Mean adjusted gross income$88,087
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.5%
Returns, under $25k20.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.0%
Returns, $200k or more7.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$243,900
Median gross rent$1,026
Rent as a share of household income21.3%
Owner-occupied66.7%
Vacant homes12.1%
Median year built1984

What the homes are

Detached house72.4%
Attached house9.9%
2 to 4 units4.2%
5 to 19 units5.9%
20 or more units1.2%
Mobile home6.5%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$349,760as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 30.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 79.1%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$349,760$170,790

$170,790 in 2012 to $349,760 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher35%
High school diploma or higher98.4%
Works from home8.9%
Drives to work alone78.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more4.3%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity37.4% 4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.4% 4.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.2% 7.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.8% 4.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.4% 7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23% 2.1 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.7% 4.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.6% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.4% 0.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.8% 3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.3% 6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73.2% 11.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.5% 6.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.3% 3.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability6.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use81.2% 5.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14% 2.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.5% 4.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.5% 3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.8% 6.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.4% 4.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments88
People employed559
Annual payroll$32,808,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 92.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss96.2 out of 100
Community resilience54.7 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Winter weather99.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado98.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail98.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind96.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm96.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave95.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding94.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire93.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought91.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide84.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave53.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning25.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake20.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with South Dakota and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPSouth DakotaUnited States
Median household income$73,995$72,421$78,538
Income per person$35,670$38,880$43,289
Poverty rate6.2%12%12.4%
Median home value$243,900$236,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,026$912$1,348
Homeownership66.7%68.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher35%31.1%35%
Unemployment rate1.3%3%5.2%
Works from home8.9%9.3%13.5%
Born outside the US1.4%3.9%13.9%
Median age3137.738.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationBROOKINGS 2 NE, SD US12.5 km away
Rain in a year25 in
Snow in a year36 in

Average high and low by month

January22.2°F / 3.5°F0.43 in rain, 5.5 in snow
February26.9°F / 7.4°F0.5 in rain, 7.1 in snow
March39.1°F / 19.9°F1.06 in rain, 6.4 in snow
April54.1°F / 32.1°F2.17 in rain, 4.1 in snow
May66.8°F / 45.2°F3.45 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June76.8°F / 56.3°F4.29 in rain
July81.4°F / 60.1°F3.61 in rain
August79.3°F / 57.4°F3.22 in rain
September72°F / 48.2°F3.1 in rain
October57.6°F / 34.2°F1.97 in rain, 1.1 in snow
November41°F / 21.5°F0.8 in rain, 4.7 in snow
December27.5°F / 9.7°F0.61 in rain, 6.8 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Sioux Valley School District 05-583.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Brookings School District 05-18.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Oldham-Ramona-Rutland 39-66% of this ZIP code's land area
Arlington School District 38-12.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Household characteristics42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status2more vulnerable than 2% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Walkability5.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

57006 Brookings, SD10.8 km away
57007 Brookings, SD11.9 km away
57212 Arlington, SD12.4 km away
57061 Sinai, SD12.7 km away
57220 Bruce, SD16.2 km away
57002 Aurora, SD18.1 km away
57050 Nunda, SD19.7 km away
57276 White, SD26.6 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Brookings County91.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Lake County6.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Moody County1.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area119.63 sq mi
Water area2.56 sq mi
Population density27 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.3224, -96.9251

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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