Postal Codes

57223 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 57223 covers Castlewood, South Dakota, with a population of about 1,367 and a median household income of $88,571.

Population
1,36711 per square mile
Median age
36.91.8 points below the US average
Median household income
$88,5711.2× the South Dakota median
Poverty rate
2.2%10.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$352,114
Median rent
$1,0961.2× the South Dakota median
Degree or higher
25.1%9.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
88.3%23.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
35

Where 57223 is

Castlewood, 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

Population1,367
Median age36.9
Family households77.1%
Born outside the US0.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.9%
White (non-Hispanic)93.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Hispanic or Latino0.4%
Veterans8.1%
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$88,571
Income per person$37,346
Poverty rate2.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.8%
$10–15k1.6%
$15–20k0.8%
$20–25k2.0%
$25–30k7.5%
$30–35k2.0%
$35–40k1.2%
$40–45k4.7%
$45–50k4.3%
$50–60k5.5%
$60–75k8.1%
$75–100k22.1%
$100–125k18.6%
$125–150k6.5%
$150–200k5.1%
$200k or more9.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed700
Mean adjusted gross income$81,214
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.7%
Returns, under $25k20.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k14.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.1%
Returns, $200k or more5.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$229,500
Median gross rent$1,096
Owner-occupied88.3%
Vacant homes9.9%
Median year built1974

What the homes are

Detached house90.1%
Attached house1.1%
2 to 4 units0.7%
5 to 19 units4.9%
Mobile home2.6%
Boat, RV or van0.5%
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$352,114as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 13.8%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%
High school diploma or higher98%
Works from home5.7%
Drives to work alone78.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.4%
Health

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

Obesity35.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.1% 2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.4% 4.9 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%
Depression19.9% 2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26% 0.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.2% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.1% 3.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.3% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.7% 8.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.9% 2.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability6.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use78.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours31% 5.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments35
People employed162
Annual payroll$7,184,000
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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 85.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss90.7 out of 100
Community resilience52.7 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.

Strong wind98.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather96.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm96.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave96.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail95.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought94.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado91.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire89.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding86.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide79.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave66.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning23.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake14.7Very 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$88,571$72,421$78,538
Income per person$37,346$38,880$43,289
Poverty rate2.2%12%12.4%
Median home value$229,500$236,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,096$912$1,348
Homeownership88.3%68.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%31.1%35%
Unemployment rate1.2%3%5.2%
Works from home5.7%9.3%13.5%
Born outside the US0.4%3.9%13.9%
Median age36.937.738.7
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 stationCASTLEWOOD, SD US0.7 km away
Rain in a year25 in

Average high and low by month

January20.4°F / 1.7°F0.52 in rain
February25.5°F / 4.8°F0.63 in rain
March37.9°F / 18.3°F1.18 in rain
April52.6°F / 30.3°F2.06 in rain
May65.4°F / 43.2°F3.87 in rain
June75.9°F / 53.8°F3.98 in rain
July80.6°F / 58.2°F3.45 in rain
August78.8°F / 55.7°F2.82 in rain
September70.9°F / 46.1°F3.06 in rain
October56.3°F / 32.7°F1.93 in rain
November39.1°F / 19.9°F0.76 in rain
December25.4°F / 8.1°F0.52 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.

Castlewood School District 28-183.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Estelline School District 28-216% 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 vulnerability36more vulnerable than 36% 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 status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Walkability6.3 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

57234 Estelline, SD17.5 km away
57241 Hayti, SD18.2 km away
57245 Kranzburg, SD19.7 km away
57238 Goodwin, SD20.4 km away
57201 Watertown, SD20.9 km away
57248 Lake Norden, SD21.7 km away
57242 Hazel, SD22.9 km away
57226 Clear Lake, SD26.2 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.

Hamlin County97.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Deuel County2.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area124.63 sq mi
Water area3.18 sq mi
Population density11 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.7313, -97.0204

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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