Postal Codes

57073 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 57073 covers Wakonda, South Dakota, with a population of about 516 and a median household income of $70,893.

Population
5167 per square mile
Median age
49.811.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$70,893about the South Dakota median
Poverty rate
10.3%2.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$255,011up 52.9% in five years
Degree or higher
32.3%2.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
83.3%18.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
14

Where 57073 is

Wakonda, 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

Population516
Median age49.8
Family households56.8%
Born outside the US1%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.4%
White (non-Hispanic)94.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino0%
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$70,893
Income per person$32,587
Poverty rate10.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance16.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.8%
$10–15k3.1%
$15–20k1.6%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k1.0%
$35–40k9.4%
$40–45k4.2%
$45–50k4.2%
$50–60k9.4%
$60–75k15.1%
$75–100k17.7%
$100–125k16.1%
$125–150k2.6%
$150–200k4.7%
$200k or more4.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed280
Mean adjusted gross income$76,093
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.1%
Returns, under $25k25.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k14.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.3%
Returns, $200k or more7.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$113,700
Owner-occupied83.3%
Vacant homes15.8%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house92.1%
2 to 4 units0.4%
5 to 19 units4.8%
Mobile home2.6%
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$255,011as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 11.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 52.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 149%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$255,011$102,406

$102,406 in 2016 to $255,011 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.3%
High school diploma or higher96.3%
Works from home17.2%
Drives to work alone75.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9%
Health

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

Obesity37.5% 4.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13% 1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.8% 3.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.8% 3.5 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%
Depression20.1% 1.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.2% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.2% 6.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.2% 6.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.4% 4.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.9% 3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.8% 5.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.5% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist71% 9.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.9% same as the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability10.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use78.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.3% 8.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments14
People employed98
Annual payroll$3,932,000
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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 93.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High to Very High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss96.8 out of 100
Community resilience78.2 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.

Drought99.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail98.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather98.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado98Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding96Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind93.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm93.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide88.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire87.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning84.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave61.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave46.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake20.3Very 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$70,893$72,421$78,538
Income per person$32,587$38,880$43,289
Poverty rate10.3%12%12.4%
Median home value$113,700$236,800$303,400
Median gross rent$912$1,348
Homeownership83.3%68.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.3%31.1%35%
Unemployment rate0%3%5.2%
Works from home17.2%9.3%13.5%
Born outside the US1%3.9%13.9%
Median age49.837.738.7
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 stationCENTERVILLE 6 SE, SD US14.5 km away
Rain in a year27 in
Snow in a year30 in

Average high and low by month

January26.9°F / 6.8°F0.44 in rain, 5.2 in snow
February31.9°F / 11°F0.63 in rain, 6 in snow
March44.9°F / 22.9°F1.38 in rain, 4.5 in snow
April58.5°F / 34°F2.69 in rain, 2.9 in snow
May70.2°F / 46.8°F3.87 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June80.4°F / 58.1°F4.29 in rain
July84.4°F / 61.7°F3.05 in rain
August81.9°F / 59.1°F3.2 in rain
September75.4°F / 49.6°F3.12 in rain
October61.5°F / 36.1°F2.32 in rain, 0.7 in snow
November45.1°F / 22.7°F1.23 in rain, 5 in snow
December31.3°F / 12°F0.66 in rain, 6.1 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.

Irene-Wakonda School District 13-392.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Viborg Hurley School District 60-63.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Centerville School District 60-12.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Vermillion School District 13-11.4% 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 vulnerability38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Household characteristics60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Walkability4.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

57072 Volin, SD10 km away
57031 Gayville, SD15.6 km away
57014 Centerville, SD16 km away
57037 Irene, SD19.2 km away
57070 Viborg, SD20.9 km away
57046 Mission Hill, SD21.6 km away
57067 Utica, SD24.5 km away
57069 Vermillion, SD25.2 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.

Clay County95.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Turner County4.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area69.36 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density7 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.9960, -97.0694

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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