Postal Codes

57401 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 57401 covers Aberdeen, South Dakota, with a population of about 32,064 and a median household income of $68,183.

Population
32,064115 per square mile
Median age
37.11.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$68,1836% below the South Dakota median
Poverty rate
11.8%0.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$245,903up 25.5% in five years
Median rent
$78714% below the South Dakota median
Degree or higher
34.7%about the US average
Homeownership
62.1%2.9 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,039

Where 57401 is

Aberdeen, 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

Population32,064
Median age37.1
Family households54.7%
Born outside the US3.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.8%
White (non-Hispanic)82.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.3%
Hispanic or Latino4.9%
Veterans5.6%
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$68,183
Income per person$38,698
Poverty rate11.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.1%
$10–15k3.2%
$15–20k3.2%
$20–25k4.8%
$25–30k5.5%
$30–35k3.1%
$35–40k3.1%
$40–45k5.8%
$45–50k3.2%
$50–60k7.7%
$60–75k11.9%
$75–100k14.0%
$100–125k10.2%
$125–150k4.9%
$150–200k9.2%
$200k or more6.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed15,230
Mean adjusted gross income$84,675
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.3%
Returns, under $25k25.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.5%
Returns, $200k or more5.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$216,300
Median gross rent$787
Rent as a share of household income22.9%
Owner-occupied62.1%
Vacant homes7.6%
Median year built1974

What the homes are

Detached house58%
Attached house1.8%
2 to 4 units7.9%
5 to 19 units14%
20 or more units13.1%
Mobile home4.7%
Boat, RV or van0.5%
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$245,903as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 63.7%
Typical asking rent$1,082as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 10.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$245,903$132,082

$132,082 in 2009 to $245,903 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher34.7%
High school diploma or higher93.5%
Works from home6.1%
Drives to work alone80%
Takes public transport0.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more2.4%
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 diabetes10.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.2% 1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.1% 3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.3% 2.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.4% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67% 2.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.2% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69% 7.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.7% same as the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.5% 3.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use79.3% 3.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.1% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.6% 6.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,039
People employed15,680
Annual payroll$781,681,000
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 96.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss96.4 out of 100
Community resilience77.9 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.

Winter weather100Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave99.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind98.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm96.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail96.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado92.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire92.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding91.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought85.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide76.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave58.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake27.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning24.9Relatively 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$68,183$72,421$78,538
Income per person$38,698$38,880$43,289
Poverty rate11.8%12%12.4%
Median home value$216,300$236,800$303,400
Median gross rent$787$912$1,348
Homeownership62.1%68.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher34.7%31.1%35%
Unemployment rate3.8%3%5.2%
Works from home6.1%9.3%13.5%
Born outside the US3.9%3.9%13.9%
Median age37.137.738.7
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 stationABERDEEN 3 E, SD US5.7 km away
Rain in a year22 in

Average high and low by month

January20.7°F / 1.6°F0.5 in rain
February25.2°F / 6.2°F0.59 in rain
March38.9°F / 18.9°F0.93 in rain
April54.3°F / 31.6°F1.93 in rain
May67.7°F / 44.5°F3.37 in rain
June77.5°F / 55.2°F3.68 in rain
July82.7°F / 59.6°F3.38 in rain
August80.7°F / 57.1°F2.38 in rain
September72.3°F / 47.6°F2.16 in rain
October57.1°F / 33.5°F2.09 in rain
November39.7°F / 19.6°F0.74 in rain
December26.1°F / 8.1°F0.61 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 supermarket24% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket21% of this ZIP code's area
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.

Aberdeen School District 06-190.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Warner School District 06-58.8% 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 vulnerability24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Household characteristics33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Walkability5.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

57427 Bath, SD10.2 km away
57479 Warner, SD13.1 km away
57402 Aberdeen, SD17.2 km away
57481 Westport, SD23.9 km away
57433 Columbia, SD24.5 km away
57460 Mansfield, SD25.5 km away
57474 Stratford, SD25.7 km away
57426 Barnard, SD29.6 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.

Brown County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area278.81 sq mi
Water area1.68 sq mi
Population density115 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.4661, -98.4856

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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