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57272 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 57272 covers Wallace, South Dakota, with a median household income of $68,889.

Median household income
$68,889about the South Dakota median
Poverty rate
0.9%11.5 points below the US average
Median home value
$83,10065% below the South Dakota median
Median rent
$58935% below the South Dakota median
Degree or higher
32.5%2.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
51.8%13.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
6

Where 57272 is

Wallace, 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

Family households85.7%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)98.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
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$68,889
Income per person$20,431
Poverty rate0.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance1.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.8%
$10–15k1.8%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k14.3%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k5.4%
$35–40k1.8%
$40–45k1.8%
$45–50k3.6%
$50–60k7.1%
$60–75k19.6%
$75–100k17.9%
$100–125k25.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$83,100
Median gross rent$589
Rent as a share of household income9%
Owner-occupied51.8%
Vacant homes39.8%
Median year built1947

What the homes are

Detached house81.7%
2 to 4 units3.2%
Mobile home15.1%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.5%
High school diploma or higher97.5%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone84.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.5%
Health

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

Obesity34.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.9% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.7% 0.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.8% 3.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.2% 2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67% 2.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.9% 9.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability10.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use80.4% 4.5 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 disability13.7% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.5% 1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.5% 6.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14% 1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments6
People employed29
Annual payroll$1,771,000
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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 70.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss83.2 out of 100
Community resilience59.2 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.

Winter weather97.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm97.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail95.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave92.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire92.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind88.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado82.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide80.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding66.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought54.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave36.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake13.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning13.2Very 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$68,889$72,421$78,538
Income per person$20,431$38,880$43,289
Poverty rate0.9%12%12.4%
Median home value$83,100$236,800$303,400
Median gross rent$589$912$1,348
Homeownership51.8%68.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.5%31.1%35%
Unemployment rate0%3%5.2%
Works from home0%9.3%13.5%
Born outside the US0%3.9%13.9%
Median age37.738.7
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 US26.2 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 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Webster School District 18-579.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Florence School District 14-113.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Clark School District 12-25.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Henry School District 14-21.1% 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 vulnerability33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Household characteristics46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport54more vulnerable than 54% 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.

57235 Florence, SD12.8 km away
57217 Bradley, SD15.2 km away
57236 Garden City, SD15.2 km away
57243 Henry, SD21.8 km away
57274 Webster, SD26.7 km away
57256 Ortley, SD28.5 km away
57225 Clark, SD31.6 km away
57201 Watertown, SD32.1 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 County61.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Clark County38.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area43.61 sq mi
Water area1.92 sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.0815, -97.4458

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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