Postal Codes

57311 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 57311 covers Alexandria, South Dakota, with a population of about 1,509 and a median household income of $99,432.

Population
1,5098 per square mile
Median age
37.31.4 points below the US average
Median household income
$99,4321.4× the South Dakota median
Poverty rate
1.1%11.3 points below the US average
Median home value
$191,90019% below the South Dakota median
Median rent
$72920% below the South Dakota median
Degree or higher
22.5%12.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
86.7%21.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
22

Where 57311 is

Alexandria, 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

Population1,509
Median age37.3
Family households74.4%
Born outside the US1.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home8%
White (non-Hispanic)90.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.9%
Veterans7.1%
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$99,432
Income per person$43,776
Poverty rate1.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.2%
$10–15k1.0%
$15–20k1.0%
$20–25k0.6%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.2%
$35–40k0.6%
$40–45k5.0%
$45–50k5.6%
$50–60k6.4%
$60–75k12.9%
$75–100k15.8%
$100–125k17.3%
$125–150k16.0%
$150–200k9.1%
$200k or more7.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed610
Mean adjusted gross income$82,082
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.9%
Returns, under $25k24.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.0%
Returns, $200k or more4.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$191,900
Median gross rent$729
Rent as a share of household income17.5%
Owner-occupied86.7%
Vacant homes13.8%
Median year built1966

What the homes are

Detached house91.2%
Attached house0.9%
2 to 4 units2.3%
5 to 19 units2.9%
Mobile home2.7%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%
High school diploma or higher93.1%
Works from home11.4%
Drives to work alone77.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.2%
Health

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

Obesity36.4% 3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.9% 1.2 pts below 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)8.2% 3.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.4% 0.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.4% 1.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19% 3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.6% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.7% 1.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.4% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.1% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.3% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.2% 7.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability8.1% same as the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use77.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13% 1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.1% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.6% 5.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments22
People employed168
Annual payroll$7,001,000
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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 96.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High to Very High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss93.9 out of 100
Community resilience82.5 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 wind99.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather99.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought99.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado99.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm99Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail98.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave98.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire92.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding92.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide90.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning81Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave51.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake32.6Relatively 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$99,432$72,421$78,538
Income per person$43,776$38,880$43,289
Poverty rate1.1%12%12.4%
Median home value$191,900$236,800$303,400
Median gross rent$729$912$1,348
Homeownership86.7%68.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%31.1%35%
Unemployment rate0.7%3%5.2%
Works from home11.4%9.3%13.5%
Born outside the US1.5%3.9%13.9%
Median age37.337.738.7
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 stationALEXANDRIA, SD US3.9 km away
Rain in a year25 in
Snow in a year36 in

Average high and low by month

January25.3°F / 5.8°F0.47 in rain, 6.1 in snow
February31°F / 9.6°F0.74 in rain, 8 in snow
March43.8°F / 20.7°F1.13 in rain, 5.2 in snow
April57.6°F / 31.9°F2.88 in rain, 4.7 in snow
May69.4°F / 44.4°F3.64 in rain
June79.3°F / 55.6°F3.97 in rain
July84.2°F / 60°F3.13 in rain
August81.8°F / 57.4°F3.02 in rain
September75.1°F / 48.6°F2.81 in rain
October60°F / 34.7°F2.01 in rain, 0.9 in snow
November43.2°F / 21.4°F0.92 in rain, 3.2 in snow
December29.2°F / 10.3°F0.6 in rain, 8.2 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.

Hanson School District 30-187.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-35.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Mitchell School District 17-24.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Ethan School District 17-11.9% 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 vulnerability11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Household characteristics13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Walkability5.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

57340 Fulton, SD13.7 km away
57332 Emery, SD14.4 km away
57374 Spencer, SD16.3 km away
57301 Mitchell, SD22.5 km away
57334 Ethan, SD23 km away
57319 Bridgewater, SD26.6 km away
57331 Dimock, SD29.4 km away
57321 Canova, SD30 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.

Hanson County99% of this ZIP code's land area
Hutchinson County1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area188.35 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq mi
Population density8 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.6684, -97.7563

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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