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57216 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 57216 covers Big Stone City, South Dakota, with a population of about 1,389 and a median household income of $78,417.

Population
1,38923 per square mile
Median age
6021.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$78,4171.1× the South Dakota median
Poverty rate
12%about the US average
Typical home value
$263,715down 5.5% in five years
Median rent
$72121% below the South Dakota median
Degree or higher
14.2%20.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
85.7%20.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
32

Where 57216 is

Big Stone City, 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

Population1,389
Median age60
Family households72.3%
Born outside the US1.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.1%
White (non-Hispanic)94.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Hispanic or Latino4%
Veterans7.9%
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$78,417
Income per person$44,573
Poverty rate12%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.8%
$10–15k0.5%
$15–20k1.8%
$20–25k3.5%
$25–30k3.0%
$30–35k11.3%
$35–40k2.3%
$40–45k4.9%
$45–50k1.4%
$50–60k4.6%
$60–75k13.1%
$75–100k24.7%
$100–125k12.5%
$125–150k5.3%
$150–200k4.0%
$200k or more5.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed550
Mean adjusted gross income$107,125
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.3%
Returns, under $25k23.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.8%
Returns, $200k or more7.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$212,700
Median gross rent$721
Owner-occupied85.7%
Vacant homes24.4%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house83.2%
Attached house1.8%
2 to 4 units2.3%
5 to 19 units1.6%
Mobile home11%
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$263,715as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 5.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 26.7%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$296,506$208,161

$208,161 in 2016 to $263,715 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.2%
High school diploma or higher89.8%
Works from home6.6%
Drives to work alone77.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.6%
Health

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

Obesity38.6% 5.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.9% 5.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.4% 1.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.1% 2.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33% 7.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.9% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.8% 7.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.3% 4.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80% 3.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89% 3.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.4% 7.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.6% 2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.1% 8.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability10.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use75.6% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14% 0.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.9% 7.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments32
People employed884
Annual payroll$49,345,000
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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 85.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss87.5 out of 100
Community resilience54.4 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 weather98.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave98Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm96.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind93.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail93.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire89.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide88.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado88.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding84.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave65.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought58.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning33Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake14.2Very 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$78,417$72,421$78,538
Income per person$44,573$38,880$43,289
Poverty rate12%12%12.4%
Median home value$212,700$236,800$303,400
Median gross rent$721$912$1,348
Homeownership85.7%68.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.2%31.1%35%
Unemployment rate0.6%3%5.2%
Works from home6.6%9.3%13.5%
Born outside the US1.4%3.9%13.9%
Median age6037.738.7
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 stationMILBANK, SD US8.1 km away
Rain in a year25 in

Average high and low by month

January20.9°F / 3.5°F0.71 in rain
February25.6°F / 6.7°F0.7 in rain
March37.8°F / 19°F1.18 in rain
April53.8°F / 31.8°F2.41 in rain
May67°F / 44.5°F2.89 in rain
June76.9°F / 56.2°F3.92 in rain
July81°F / 60.2°F3.8 in rain
August79.1°F / 57.3°F3.21 in rain
September71.8°F / 48°F2.6 in rain
October57.9°F / 34.7°F2.31 in rain
November40.8°F / 21.9°F0.93 in rain
December26.5°F / 9.7°F0.77 in rain
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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Milbank School District 25-473.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Big Stone City School District 25-126.2% 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 vulnerability45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Household characteristics62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Walkability5.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

56278 Ortonville, MN9.4 km away
57252 Milbank, SD10.1 km away
57227 Corona, SD11.6 km away
56276 Odessa, MN18.4 km away
57269 Twin Brooks, SD21.4 km away
56225 Clinton, MN22.2 km away
57259 Revillo, SD22.7 km away
56212 Bellingham, MN23.6 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.

Grant County66.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Roberts County33.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area61.37 sq mi
Water area6.14 sq mi
Population density23 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.2850, -96.5614

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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