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57639 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 57639 covers Little Eagle, South Dakota, with a population of about 373 and a median household income of $22,125.

Population
373189 per square mile
Median age
19.519.2 points below the US average
Median household income
$22,12569% below the South Dakota median
Poverty rate
86.9%74.5 points above the US average
Degree or higher
0%35 points below the US average
Homeownership
14.1%50.9 points below the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time

Where 57639 is

Little Eagle, 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

Population373
Median age19.5
Family households91.5%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home18.9%
White (non-Hispanic)1.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.3%
Veterans10.9%
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$22,125
Income per person$4,095
Poverty rate86.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance80.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k15.5%
$10–15k22.5%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k14.1%
$25–30k28.2%
$30–35k8.5%
$35–40k4.2%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k7.0%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Rent as a share of household income15.4%
Owner-occupied14.1%
Vacant homes21.1%
Median year built1983

What the homes are

Detached house87.8%
Mobile home12.2%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%
High school diploma or higher76.2%
Health

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

Obesity45.3% 11.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes19.4% 7.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes32.9% 19.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.3% 2.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health33.6% 13.3 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%
Depression23.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity36.6% 11.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.7% 0.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication70.7% 4 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.1% 2.6 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma14.4% 4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.6% 4.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening74.8% 11.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability24.2% 9.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening45.3% 19 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.4% 3.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist47.4% 13.9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability46.1% 15.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability11.3% 4.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol30.8% 5.4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability16% 7.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use63.7% 12.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)23.3% 6.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability21.6% 7.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)20% 6.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability7.4% 3.4 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost29.8% 16.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability12.7% 7.1 pts above 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 92.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss87.5 out of 100
Community resilience0.8 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.

Cold wave99.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather98.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail96.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire95.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind94.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought88.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm80.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide78Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning62.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado59.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding43.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave23.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake11.4Very 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$22,125$72,421$78,538
Income per person$4,095$38,880$43,289
Poverty rate86.9%12%12.4%
Median home value$236,800$303,400
Median gross rent$912$1,348
Homeownership14.1%68.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%31.1%35%
Unemployment rate74.7%3%5.2%
Works from home9.3%13.5%
Born outside the US0%3.9%13.9%
Median age19.537.738.7
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 stationMC LAUGHLIN, SD US15.3 km away
Rain in a year20 in
Snow in a year35 in

Average high and low by month

January24.1°F / 3.6°F0.5 in rain, 7.5 in snow
February28.4°F / 6.7°F0.49 in rain, 6.5 in snow
March41.7°F / 18.6°F0.94 in rain, 3.7 in snow
April56.2°F / 29.7°F1.69 in rain, 2.1 in snow
May68.1°F / 41.9°F3.17 in rain, 0.2 in snow
June78.4°F / 52.7°F3.34 in rain
July85.4°F / 58°F3.03 in rain
August83.9°F / 55.2°F2.47 in rain
September73.6°F / 45.3°F1.45 in rain
October57.4°F / 31.8°F1.77 in rain, 0.7 in snow
November41.1°F / 18.8°F0.65 in rain, 4 in snow
December28.5°F / 8.6°F0.58 in rain, 10.2 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 supermarket95% 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%.

McLaughlin School District 15-2100% 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 vulnerability68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Household characteristics47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Walkability3.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

57658 Wakpala, SD21.2 km away
57642 Mc Laughlin, SD23.3 km away
57657 Trail City, SD23.4 km away
57621 Bullhead, SD23.7 km away
57630 Glencross, SD26.9 km away
57641 Mc Intosh, SD27.4 km away
57601 Mobridge, SD32.7 km away
57659 Walker, SD34.2 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.

Corson County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1.98 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq mi
Population density189 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.6758, -100.8043

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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