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57234 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 57234 covers Estelline, South Dakota, with a population of about 1,372 and a median household income of $79,167.

Population
1,37213 per square mile
Median age
35.82.9 points below the US average
Median household income
$79,1671.1× the South Dakota median
Poverty rate
7.2%5.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$297,916up 34.6% in five years
Median rent
$62531% below the South Dakota median
Degree or higher
29.1%5.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
88.1%23.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
29

Where 57234 is

Estelline, 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

Population1,372
Median age35.8
Family households66.5%
Born outside the US4.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.8%
White (non-Hispanic)90.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Hispanic or Latino5.9%
Veterans7.5%
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$79,167
Income per person$37,779
Poverty rate7.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance1.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.8%
$10–15k2.1%
$15–20k1.9%
$20–25k4.4%
$25–30k2.5%
$30–35k3.2%
$35–40k3.6%
$40–45k5.3%
$45–50k2.5%
$50–60k3.8%
$60–75k9.1%
$75–100k25.9%
$100–125k11.4%
$125–150k7.2%
$150–200k7.0%
$200k or more6.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed560
Mean adjusted gross income$79,095
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.1%
Returns, under $25k19.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.9%
Returns, $200k or more7.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$169,600
Median gross rent$625
Rent as a share of household income18.2%
Owner-occupied88.1%
Vacant homes28.8%
Median year built1971

What the homes are

Detached house92.6%
Attached house1.2%
2 to 4 units1.8%
5 to 19 units3.4%
Mobile home1.1%
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$297,916as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 13.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 34.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 82.5%
Typical home value since 2000
201320192026$297,916$146,496

$146,496 in 2013 to $297,916 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%
High school diploma or higher92.8%
Works from home9.4%
Drives to work alone73.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.4%
Health

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

Obesity34.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.7% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.5% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.6% 0.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.9% 3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.3% 3.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.3% 4.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11% 3.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12% 2.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist72% 10.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.5% same as the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.1% 1.3 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)13.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.4% 1.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.5% 6.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments29
People employed153
Annual payroll$7,784,000
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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 89% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss92.6 out of 100
Community resilience55.7 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 weather98.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm97.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind97.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave97.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail97.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado94.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought94.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire93.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding87.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide85.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave74.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning25.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake17.3Very 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$79,167$72,421$78,538
Income per person$37,779$38,880$43,289
Poverty rate7.2%12%12.4%
Median home value$169,600$236,800$303,400
Median gross rent$625$912$1,348
Homeownership88.1%68.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%31.1%35%
Unemployment rate1.2%3%5.2%
Works from home9.4%9.3%13.5%
Born outside the US4.4%3.9%13.9%
Median age35.837.738.7
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 stationCASTLEWOOD, SD US17.4 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.

Estelline School District 28-295.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Deuel School District 19-43.5% 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 vulnerability23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Household characteristics48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Walkability5.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

57268 Toronto, SD14.9 km away
57220 Bruce, SD15.1 km away
57223 Castlewood, SD17.5 km away
57218 Brandt, SD21.2 km away
57226 Clear Lake, SD23.8 km away
57248 Lake Norden, SD24.5 km away
57007 Brookings, SD27.2 km away
57241 Hayti, SD27.6 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.

Deuel County50.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Hamlin County43.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Brookings County6.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area102.25 sq mi
Water area4.74 sq mi
Population density13 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.6029, -96.8928

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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