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57559 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 57559 covers Murdo, South Dakota, with a population of about 795 and a median household income of $68,295.

Population
7952 per square mile
Median age
33.45.3 points below the US average
Median household income
$68,2956% below the South Dakota median
Poverty rate
17.4%5 points above the US average
Median home value
$123,60048% below the South Dakota median
Degree or higher
20.2%14.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
72%7 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
42

Where 57559 is

Murdo, 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

Population795
Median age33.4
Family households68.8%
Born outside the US4%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.2%
White (non-Hispanic)77.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.4%
Veterans3.7%
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$68,295
Income per person$28,396
Poverty rate17.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.2%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k6.1%
$20–25k4.7%
$25–30k2.5%
$30–35k5.4%
$35–40k6.1%
$40–45k6.1%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k10.0%
$60–75k8.6%
$75–100k20.1%
$100–125k13.6%
$125–150k3.9%
$150–200k5.0%
$200k or more4.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed320
Mean adjusted gross income$67,394
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k34.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.9%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$123,600
Rent as a share of household income14.4%
Owner-occupied72%
Vacant homes26%
Median year built1970

What the homes are

Detached house63.1%
2 to 4 units11.9%
5 to 19 units0.3%
Mobile home24.7%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.2%
High school diploma or higher94.8%
Works from home4.9%
Drives to work alone78.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.2%
Health

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

Obesity35.4% 2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.9% 3.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.1% 4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8% 3.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.6% 1.3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.4% 5.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.2% 4.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.7% 3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.1% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.6% 5.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.5% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.1% 7.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability10% 3.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability8.4% same as the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use78% 2.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15% 1.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14% 0.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.2% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.6% 7.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.9% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.3% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments42
People employed217
Annual payroll$9,145,000
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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 70.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss72.5 out of 100
Community resilience23.8 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 weather98.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire96.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind95.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought94.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm93.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave91.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail84.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide75.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding73Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado63Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning45.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake31.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave14.9Relatively 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$68,295$72,421$78,538
Income per person$28,396$38,880$43,289
Poverty rate17.4%12%12.4%
Median home value$123,600$236,800$303,400
Median gross rent$912$1,348
Homeownership72%68.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.2%31.1%35%
Unemployment rate0%3%5.2%
Works from home4.9%9.3%13.5%
Born outside the US4%3.9%13.9%
Median age33.437.738.7
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 stationMURDO, SD US1 km away
Rain in a year22 in
Snow in a year49 in

Average high and low by month

January30.7°F / 11.6°F0.57 in rain, 7.5 in snow
February34.4°F / 14.3°F0.71 in rain, 8.5 in snow
March45.4°F / 24°F1.17 in rain, 8.1 in snow
April56.6°F / 34.2°F2.37 in rain, 6.8 in snow
May67.5°F / 45.8°F3.44 in rain
June78.5°F / 56.5°F3.63 in rain
July86.7°F / 62.6°F2.84 in rain
August85.4°F / 60.8°F2.37 in rain
September76.5°F / 51.2°F1.48 in rain
October60.3°F / 37.3°F1.8 in rain, 1.8 in snow
November45.3°F / 24.7°F0.68 in rain, 5.6 in snow
December33.4°F / 14.9°F0.59 in rain, 10.8 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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Jones County School District 37-399.2% 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 vulnerability31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Household characteristics38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Walkability7.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

57562 Okaton, SD14.4 km away
57531 Draper, SD16.6 km away
57576 Vivian, SD34.7 km away
57579 White River, SD36.7 km away
57552 Midland, SD40.5 km away
57521 Belvidere, SD42.2 km away
57585 Wood, SD45.6 km away
57568 Presho, SD51.1 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.

Jones County99.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Mellette County0.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area434.5 sq mi
Water area0.29 sq mi
Population density2 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.8961, -100.7121

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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