Postal Codes

57235 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 57235 covers Florence, South Dakota, with a population of about 796 and a median household income of $80,938.

Population
7966 per square mile
Median age
47.28.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$80,9381.1× the South Dakota median
Poverty rate
5.2%7.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$524,853
Degree or higher
18.9%16.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
92%27 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
18

Where 57235 is

Florence, 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

Population796
Median age47.2
Family households77.6%
Born outside the US0.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.9%
White (non-Hispanic)96.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans9%
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$80,938
Income per person$38,779
Poverty rate5.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.3%
$10–15k0.7%
$15–20k1.3%
$20–25k3.3%
$25–30k3.0%
$30–35k6.4%
$35–40k4.7%
$40–45k1.7%
$45–50k0.7%
$50–60k5.0%
$60–75k13.4%
$75–100k17.1%
$100–125k17.4%
$125–150k8.0%
$150–200k8.4%
$200k or more6.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed380
Mean adjusted gross income$93,697
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.9%
Returns, under $25k21.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.1%
Returns, $200k or more7.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$224,200
Owner-occupied92%
Vacant homes8.8%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house86.3%
Attached house1.5%
2 to 4 units0.6%
5 to 19 units3.7%
Mobile home7.9%
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$524,853as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.6%
Typical home value since 2000
202220242026$544,069$454,389

$454,389 in 2022 to $524,853 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.9%
High school diploma or higher97.1%
Works from home12.4%
Drives to work alone81.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.5%
Health

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

Obesity35.9% 2.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.8% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.2% 0.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.3% 3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21% 0.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.1% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.6% 2.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.2% 3.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.1% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7% 0.8 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 screening86% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65% 0.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.9% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist71.4% 10.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.4% 1.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use80.6% 4.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.8% 2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.6% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.7% 6.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments18
People employed51
Annual payroll$1,526,000
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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 57.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss76.9 out of 100
Community resilience66.1 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.

Ice storm97.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather97Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail93.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire91.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave88.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought87.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind85.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide78.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado76.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding58.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave19.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning11.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake10.2Very 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$80,938$72,421$78,538
Income per person$38,779$38,880$43,289
Poverty rate5.2%12%12.4%
Median home value$224,200$236,800$303,400
Median gross rent$912$1,348
Homeownership92%68.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.9%31.1%35%
Unemployment rate0.5%3%5.2%
Works from home12.4%9.3%13.5%
Born outside the US0.8%3.9%13.9%
Median age47.237.738.7
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 stationRAUVILLE 2 W, SD US14.1 km away
Rain in a year23 in
Snow in a year32 in

Average high and low by month

January21.4°F / 1.5°F0.65 in rain, 5.7 in snow
February26.2°F / 5.1°F0.69 in rain, 6.5 in snow
March38.3°F / 18.2°F1.1 in rain, 4.8 in snow
April54°F / 30.8°F2.27 in rain, 4 in snow
May67.1°F / 44.8°F2.7 in rain
June76.4°F / 54.9°F3.18 in rain
July81.7°F / 59.8°F3.59 in rain
August79.9°F / 56.3°F2.66 in rain
September72.1°F / 46.2°F2.74 in rain
October57.3°F / 34.2°F2.33 in rain, 1.1 in snow
November40.9°F / 20.8°F0.83 in rain, 2.1 in snow
December27.1°F / 9.1°F0.7 in rain, 7.6 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 supermarket5% of this ZIP code's area
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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Florence School District 14-185.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Watertown School District 14-412.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Waubay School District 18-31.6% 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 vulnerability17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Household characteristics27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

57272 Wallace, SD12.8 km away
57201 Watertown, SD21.1 km away
57243 Henry, SD22.6 km away
57263 South Shore, SD24.2 km away
57236 Garden City, SD24.5 km away
57256 Ortley, SD24.5 km away
57217 Bradley, SD27.7 km away
57242 Hazel, SD33.2 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.

Codington County94.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Day County5.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area131.68 sq mi
Water area8.23 sq mi
Population density6 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.0554, -97.2866

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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