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57248 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 57248 covers Lake Norden, South Dakota, with a population of about 1,150 and a median household income of $92,625.

Population
1,15017 per square mile
Median age
32.16.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$92,6251.3× the South Dakota median
Poverty rate
5%7.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$391,751up 46.2% in five years
Median rent
$956about the South Dakota median
Degree or higher
25.9%9.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
77.6%12.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
47

Where 57248 is

Lake Norden, 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

Population1,150
Median age32.1
Family households76.5%
Born outside the US8.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home12.3%
White (non-Hispanic)86.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino12%
Veterans7%
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$92,625
Income per person$33,632
Poverty rate5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.3%
$10–15k0.3%
$15–20k1.0%
$20–25k3.6%
$25–30k1.3%
$30–35k9.4%
$35–40k3.6%
$40–45k1.8%
$45–50k0.3%
$50–60k3.3%
$60–75k14.5%
$75–100k15.8%
$100–125k23.5%
$125–150k9.2%
$150–200k5.9%
$200k or more4.3%

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$83,118
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.1%
Returns, under $25k25.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.6%
Returns, $200k or more7.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$245,100
Median gross rent$956
Rent as a share of household income19%
Owner-occupied77.6%
Vacant homes30.9%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house85.5%
Attached house4.2%
2 to 4 units1.1%
5 to 19 units4.6%
20 or more units0.2%
Mobile home4.4%
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$391,751as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 15.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 46.2%
Typical home value since 2000
201720212026$391,751$191,460

$191,460 in 2017 to $391,751 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.9%
High school diploma or higher92.7%
Works from home4.4%
Drives to work alone66%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more20%
Health

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

Obesity34.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.2% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.6% 1.5 pts above 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)8.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.3% 2.6 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.2% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.1% 4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.9% 5.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.3% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.1% 4.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.4% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.5% 8.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.1% same as the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability9.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use79.1% 3.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.5% 6.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.6% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments47
People employed789
Annual payroll$46,893,000
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 85.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss90 out of 100
Community resilience58.2 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.

Strong wind98.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather97.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave97.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail97Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm97Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado93.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought91.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire89Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding80.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide76.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave70Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning29.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake21.3Very 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$92,625$72,421$78,538
Income per person$33,632$38,880$43,289
Poverty rate5%12%12.4%
Median home value$245,100$236,800$303,400
Median gross rent$956$912$1,348
Homeownership77.6%68.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.9%31.1%35%
Unemployment rate0.8%3%5.2%
Works from home4.4%9.3%13.5%
Born outside the US8.3%3.9%13.9%
Median age32.137.738.7
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 #2, SD US20.9 km away
Rain in a year24 in

Average high and low by month

January21.5°F / 2.5°F0.52 in rain
February26.2°F / 5.9°F0.58 in rain
March38.7°F / 17.8°F1.12 in rain
April54.1°F / 29.6°F2.13 in rain
May67.3°F / 43.6°F3.18 in rain
June77.5°F / 54.2°F3.97 in rain
July82.5°F / 58.5°F3.49 in rain
August80.5°F / 56.1°F3.08 in rain
September72.4°F / 47.3°F2.69 in rain
October57.8°F / 33.7°F2.28 in rain
November41°F / 20.7°F0.76 in rain
December26.9°F / 8.7°F0.53 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.

Hamlin School District 28-391.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Arlington School District 38-18.5% 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 vulnerability46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Household characteristics48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Walkability5.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

57241 Hayti, SD9.2 km away
57214 Badger, SD10.4 km away
57233 Erwin, SD19.5 km away
57221 Bryant, SD20.1 km away
57242 Hazel, SD21 km away
57223 Castlewood, SD21.7 km away
57234 Estelline, SD24.5 km away
57212 Arlington, SD26.4 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 County81.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Kingsbury County18.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area67.94 sq mi
Water area7.66 sq mi
Population density17 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.5844, -97.2009

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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