Postal Codes

57472 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 57472 covers Selby, South Dakota, with a population of about 1,078 and a median household income of $61,094.

Population
1,0784 per square mile
Median age
41.83.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$61,09416% below the South Dakota median
Poverty rate
8.1%4.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$135,777up 16.9% in five years
Degree or higher
17.7%17.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
77.3%12.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
35

Where 57472 is

Selby, 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

Population1,078
Median age41.8
Family households67.6%
Born outside the US0.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.7%
White (non-Hispanic)87.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.9%
Veterans7.9%
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$61,094
Income per person$29,667
Poverty rate8.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.4%
$10–15k6.4%
$15–20k3.1%
$20–25k3.3%
$25–30k9.4%
$30–35k4.6%
$35–40k5.9%
$40–45k4.3%
$45–50k1.3%
$50–60k4.6%
$60–75k6.1%
$75–100k14.8%
$100–125k15.3%
$125–150k5.4%
$150–200k7.1%
$200k or more3.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed460
Mean adjusted gross income$103,787
Returns declaring $200,000 or more8.7%
Returns, under $25k28.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.7%
Returns, $200k or more8.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$118,900
Owner-occupied77.3%
Vacant homes17.3%
Median year built1964

What the homes are

Detached house80%
2 to 4 units4%
5 to 19 units3.8%
Mobile home12.2%
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$135,777as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 16.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 78.6%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$137,911$76,027

$76,027 in 2016 to $135,777 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%
High school diploma or higher83.8%
Works from home11.2%
Drives to work alone69.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.8%
Health

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

Obesity33.6% same as the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.7% 5.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.1% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.7% 8.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82% 7.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.6% 4.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.8% 3.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.8% 4.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.1% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.4% 2.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.9% 5.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability11.7% 5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability9.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use77.1% 1.2 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 disability17.6% 3.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.5% 1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.4% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.4% 7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.6% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments35
People employed256
Annual payroll$12,114,000
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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 94.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss96 out of 100
Community resilience74.3 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 wave99.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather99.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire97.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail96.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding95.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought94.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind84.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm70.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado64Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide53.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning45Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave19Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake14.9Very 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$61,094$72,421$78,538
Income per person$29,667$38,880$43,289
Poverty rate8.1%12%12.4%
Median home value$118,900$236,800$303,400
Median gross rent$912$1,348
Homeownership77.3%68.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%31.1%35%
Unemployment rate5.6%3%5.2%
Works from home11.2%9.3%13.5%
Born outside the US0.8%3.9%13.9%
Median age41.837.738.7
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 stationSELBY, SD US3.8 km away
Rain in a year19 in
Snow in a year33 in

Average high and low by month

January23.2°F / 4°F0.4 in rain, 4 in snow
February27.7°F / 7.6°F0.57 in rain, 7 in snow
March40.5°F / 19.3°F0.79 in rain, 5.1 in snow
April54.9°F / 31°F1.6 in rain, 4.4 in snow
May67.3°F / 44°F2.82 in rain, 0.2 in snow
June77.5°F / 54.9°F3.45 in rain
July84.1°F / 60.3°F2.68 in rain
August82.8°F / 57.7°F2.41 in rain
September73.7°F / 48.2°F1.64 in rain
October57.5°F / 34°F1.83 in rain, 1.6 in snow
November40.8°F / 20.6°F0.54 in rain, 3.5 in snow
December28°F / 9.7°F0.51 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%.

Selby School District 62-5100% 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 vulnerability56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Household characteristics30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Walkability6.4 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

57420 Akaska, SD17 km away
57631 Glenham, SD18 km away
57452 Java, SD18.4 km away
57646 Mound City, SD22.2 km away
57601 Mobridge, SD30.2 km away
57428 Bowdle, SD31.3 km away
57450 Hoven, SD35.3 km away
57632 Herreid, SD40.8 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.

Walworth County99.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Campbell County0.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area282.79 sq mi
Water area15.29 sq mi
Population density4 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.4786, -100.0541

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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