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57379 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 57379 covers Virgil, South Dakota, with a median household income of $103,500.

Median age
60.321.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$103,5001.4× the South Dakota median
Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Median home value
$164,30031% below the South Dakota median
Degree or higher
37.6%2.6 points above the US average
Homeownership
95.7%30.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time

Where 57379 is

Virgil, 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

Median age60.3
Family households93.5%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)100%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans3.2%
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$103,500
Income per person$44,261
Poverty rate0%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k4.3%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k4.3%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k30.4%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k32.6%
$125–150k6.5%
$150–200k21.7%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$164,300
Owner-occupied95.7%
Vacant homes11.5%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house96.2%
Mobile home3.8%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher37.6%
High school diploma or higher96.8%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone96.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0%
Health

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

Obesity35% 1.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.9% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.5% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.2% 3.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.6% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.4% 1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.1% 1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.7% 1.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.4% 4.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.4% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.9% 9.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8.7% 2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.5% same as the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.4% 1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use77.8% 1.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.8% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.9% 7.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.4% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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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 84.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss87.1 out of 100
Community resilience39.9 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.

Drought98.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail97.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave97.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather95.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire94.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm93.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado85.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind84.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding77.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide75.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave43.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning27.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake24.9Very 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$103,500$72,421$78,538
Income per person$44,261$38,880$43,289
Poverty rate0%12%12.4%
Median home value$164,300$236,800$303,400
Median gross rent$912$1,348
Homeownership95.7%68.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher37.6%31.1%35%
Unemployment rate0%3%5.2%
Works from home0%9.3%13.5%
Born outside the US0%3.9%13.9%
Median age60.337.738.7
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 stationHURON RGNL AP, SD US20 km away
Rain in a year23 in
Snow in a year44 in

Average high and low by month

January25.8°F / 6.2°F0.58 in rain, 7.8 in snow
February30.8°F / 10.2°F0.75 in rain, 8.9 in snow
March43.7°F / 22.1°F1.15 in rain, 6.6 in snow
April57.9°F / 33.6°F2.52 in rain, 5.5 in snow
May70°F / 45.9°F3.15 in rain
June80°F / 56.7°F3.89 in rain
July85.7°F / 61.6°F2.83 in rain
August83.4°F / 59.2°F2.59 in rain
September75.7°F / 49.5°F2.43 in rain
October60.2°F / 35.5°F1.95 in rain, 1.4 in snow
November43.9°F / 22.2°F0.82 in rain, 5.8 in snow
December30.2°F / 11°F0.66 in rain, 8.4 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-688.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Wessington Springs School District 36-29.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Huron School District 02-22% 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 vulnerability12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Household characteristics21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Walkability4.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

57384 Wolsey, SD12.7 km away
57312 Alpena, SD13.5 km away
57350 Huron, SD18.2 km away
57399 Huron, SD18.5 km away
57358 Lane, SD24.6 km away
57381 Wessington, SD25.2 km away
57385 Woonsocket, SD29.7 km away
57382 Wessington Springs, SD32 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.

Beadle County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area54.94 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.2908, -98.4243

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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