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57579 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 57579 covers White River, South Dakota, with a population of about 1,473 and a median household income of $53,913.

Population
1,4732 per square mile
Median age
36.12.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$53,91326% below the South Dakota median
Poverty rate
41.7%29.3 points above the US average
Median home value
$58,80075% below the South Dakota median
Median rent
$81810% below the South Dakota median
Degree or higher
16.7%18.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
66%1 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
20

Where 57579 is

White River, 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

Population1,473
Median age36.1
Family households72.6%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home13.2%
White (non-Hispanic)33.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.5%
Veterans8%
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$53,913
Income per person$20,258
Poverty rate41.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance24.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.9%
$10–15k8.8%
$15–20k1.2%
$20–25k3.0%
$25–30k1.9%
$30–35k9.5%
$35–40k2.6%
$40–45k1.2%
$45–50k2.8%
$50–60k18.4%
$60–75k10.5%
$75–100k18.8%
$100–125k4.2%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k5.6%
$200k or more3.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed450
Mean adjusted gross income$49,913
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k37.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.1%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$58,800
Median gross rent$818
Rent as a share of household income19.6%
Owner-occupied66%
Vacant homes18.1%
Median year built1974

What the homes are

Detached house63.4%
2 to 4 units4%
20 or more units0.8%
Mobile home31.8%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%
High school diploma or higher85%
Works from home6.4%
Drives to work alone65.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.3%
Health

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

Obesity46.9% 13.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes22.5% 10.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes31.7% 18.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44.9% 10.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health33.7% 13.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14.5% 3.2 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.4% 0.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity39.7% 14.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.9% 8.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14% 2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma13.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease12.1% 5.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.8% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening81.1% 4.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability21.6% 6.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening53.3% 11 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD14.5% 7.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist46.4% 14.9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability47% 16.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability14.4% 7.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability16.1% 7.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use67.7% 8.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20% 3.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability26.3% 12.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)21.2% 7.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability8.8% 4.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke7% 3.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost35.1% 22.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability12.6% 7 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments20
People employed152
Annual payroll$4,133,000
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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 85.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss66.9 out of 100
Community resilience0.2 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 weather99.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire98.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave97.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind94.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought91.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm91.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail88.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning85.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide83.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding79.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado76.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave46.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake38.8Very 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$53,913$72,421$78,538
Income per person$20,258$38,880$43,289
Poverty rate41.7%12%12.4%
Median home value$58,800$236,800$303,400
Median gross rent$818$912$1,348
Homeownership66%68.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%31.1%35%
Unemployment rate7.7%3%5.2%
Works from home6.4%9.3%13.5%
Born outside the US0%3.9%13.9%
Median age36.137.738.7
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 stationCEDAR BUTTE, SD US22.1 km away
Rain in a year20 in
Snow in a year40 in

Average high and low by month

January35.1°F / 12.2°F0.46 in rain, 6.6 in snow
February38.6°F / 14.6°F0.6 in rain, 8 in snow
March49.6°F / 23.8°F0.88 in rain, 6 in snow
April59.2°F / 33.5°F2.37 in rain, 5.6 in snow
May69.9°F / 45.1°F3.44 in rain, 0.4 in snow
June80.6°F / 54.8°F3.46 in rain
July89.6°F / 61.5°F2.62 in rain
August88.2°F / 59.7°F2.17 in rain
September79.5°F / 50.3°F1.63 in rain
October63.5°F / 36.7°F1.79 in rain, 1.6 in snow
November48.8°F / 24.6°F0.55 in rain, 5.1 in snow
December37.5°F / 15.6°F0.44 in rain, 6.7 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

White River School District 47-198.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Jones County School District 37-31.6% 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 vulnerability90more vulnerable than 90% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status89more vulnerable than 89% of US census tracts
Household characteristics51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport95more vulnerable than 95% of US census tracts
Walkability4.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

57585 Wood, SD25 km away
57555 Mission, SD33.6 km away
57560 Norris, SD34.7 km away
57566 Parmelee, SD35.4 km away
57559 Murdo, SD36.7 km away
57563 Okreek, SD37.1 km away
57562 Okaton, SD37.4 km away
57570 Rosebud, SD38.1 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.

Mellette County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area630.09 sq mi
Water area1.29 sq mi
Population density2 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.5666, -100.7449

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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