Postal Codes

57252 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 57252 covers Milbank, South Dakota, with a population of about 4,882 and a median household income of $69,900.

Population
4,88230 per square mile
Median age
43.24.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$69,900about the South Dakota median
Poverty rate
9.8%2.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$233,223up 27.9% in five years
Median rent
$52542% below the South Dakota median
Degree or higher
30.8%4.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
79.1%14.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
215

Where 57252 is

Milbank, 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

Population4,882
Median age43.2
Family households67.4%
Born outside the US7.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home12.3%
White (non-Hispanic)89%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino8.9%
Veterans6.7%
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$69,900
Income per person$38,766
Poverty rate9.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.9%
$10–15k4.7%
$15–20k6.7%
$20–25k4.7%
$25–30k5.0%
$30–35k3.2%
$35–40k4.3%
$40–45k0.3%
$45–50k3.3%
$50–60k8.0%
$60–75k8.7%
$75–100k13.0%
$100–125k9.7%
$125–150k7.0%
$150–200k9.2%
$200k or more8.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,370
Mean adjusted gross income$87,923
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.9%
Returns, under $25k22.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.1%
Returns, $200k or more5.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$184,500
Median gross rent$525
Rent as a share of household income25.6%
Owner-occupied79.1%
Vacant homes13.5%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house74.3%
Attached house3.3%
2 to 4 units10.2%
5 to 19 units7%
20 or more units2.2%
Mobile home3.1%
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$233,223as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 12.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 27.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 60.7%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$233,223$145,096

$145,096 in 2016 to $233,223 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.8%
High school diploma or higher93.2%
Works from home10.5%
Drives to work alone74.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more3.2%
Health

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

Obesity37.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.3% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.7% 1.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.4% 1.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.8% 2.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.3% 4.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.1% 3.4 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 year78% 1.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.3% 4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.6% 1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.3% 9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability9.7% 3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.1% same as the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability8% same as the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use76.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.3% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours27.2% 9.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments215
People employed2,377
Annual payroll$118,540,000
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 92.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss93.9 out of 100
Community resilience69.1 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.

Cold wave99.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather98.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm96.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail95.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind93.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado91.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire91.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide88Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding87.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought87Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave72.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning32.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake15.9Very 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$69,900$72,421$78,538
Income per person$38,766$38,880$43,289
Poverty rate9.8%12%12.4%
Median home value$184,500$236,800$303,400
Median gross rent$525$912$1,348
Homeownership79.1%68.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.8%31.1%35%
Unemployment rate4.7%3%5.2%
Works from home10.5%9.3%13.5%
Born outside the US7.6%3.9%13.9%
Median age43.237.738.7
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 stationMILBANK, SD US2.3 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%.

Milbank School District 25-4100% 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 vulnerability41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Household characteristics46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

57216 Big Stone City, SD10.1 km away
57259 Revillo, SD15 km away
57269 Twin Brooks, SD15.8 km away
57227 Corona, SD17.3 km away
57264 Stockholm, SD18.5 km away
56278 Ortonville, MN18.9 km away
57246 Labolt, SD19 km away
57265 Strandburg, SD22.6 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 County96.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Roberts County3.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area164.92 sq mi
Water area1.1 sq mi
Population density30 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.2061, -96.6255

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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