Postal Codes

57702 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 57702 covers Rapid City, South Dakota, with a population of about 35,771 and a median household income of $85,700.

Population
35,771125 per square mile
Median age
47.79 points above the US average
Median household income
$85,7001.2× the South Dakota median
Poverty rate
5%7.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$459,087up 34.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,2091.3× the South Dakota median
Degree or higher
48%13 points above the US average
Homeownership
72.6%7.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,298

Where 57702 is

Rapid City, 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

Population35,771
Median age47.7
Family households64.1%
Born outside the US2.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.9%
White (non-Hispanic)85.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Hispanic or Latino4.3%
Veterans12.8%
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$85,700
Income per person$54,696
Poverty rate5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.9%
$10–15k2.2%
$15–20k2.3%
$20–25k3.9%
$25–30k3.8%
$30–35k2.7%
$35–40k3.5%
$40–45k3.3%
$45–50k2.6%
$50–60k6.9%
$60–75k8.7%
$75–100k15.4%
$100–125k11.3%
$125–150k6.9%
$150–200k10.4%
$200k or more14.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed17,290
Mean adjusted gross income$120,861
Returns declaring $200,000 or more11%
Returns, under $25k23.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.1%
Returns, $200k or more11.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$341,400
Median gross rent$1,209
Rent as a share of household income27.8%
Owner-occupied72.6%
Vacant homes8.4%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house67.3%
Attached house7.4%
2 to 4 units3.9%
5 to 19 units10.9%
20 or more units6.3%
Mobile home3.9%
Boat, RV or van0.3%
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$459,087as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 34.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 95.9%
Typical asking rent$1,480as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200820172026$459,087$198,133

$198,133 in 2008 to $459,087 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher48%
High school diploma or higher98%
Works from home11%
Drives to work alone79.7%
Takes public transport0.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more4.6%
Health

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

Obesity31.4% 2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.9% 0.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.4% 5.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.4% 4.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20% 1.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.3% 5.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28% 2.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.4% 3.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.4% 4.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11% 3.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.9% 3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.8% 6.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist74.5% 13.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.4% 2.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability6.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use77.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.3% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.8% 7.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.6% 3.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,298
People employed13,444
Annual payroll$772,904,000
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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 84.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 14 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss87.5 out of 100
Community resilience57.7 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.

Wildfire98.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather96.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail95.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide94Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning90.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding83.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave80.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado56.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm54.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought50Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake41.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind36.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave16.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche1.8Very 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$85,700$72,421$78,538
Income per person$54,696$38,880$43,289
Poverty rate5%12%12.4%
Median home value$341,400$236,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,209$912$1,348
Homeownership72.6%68.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher48%31.1%35%
Unemployment rate2.9%3%5.2%
Works from home11%9.3%13.5%
Born outside the US2.8%3.9%13.9%
Median age47.737.738.7
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 stationJOHNSON SIDING, SD US10.8 km away
Rain in a year22 in

Average high and low by month

January39.2°F / 12.2°F0.39 in rain
February39.3°F / 13.6°F0.52 in rain
March47.9°F / 20.9°F0.91 in rain
April55.4°F / 28.8°F2.42 in rain
May64.2°F / 38.5°F4.21 in rain
June75°F / 47.3°F3.56 in rain
July82.8°F / 53.8°F3.48 in rain
August81.4°F / 51.8°F2.14 in rain
September73.4°F / 43.3°F1.37 in rain
October59.1°F / 31.6°F1.57 in rain
November47.6°F / 21.2°F0.56 in rain
December39.5°F / 13.6°F0.45 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 supermarket14% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket8% 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Rapid City School District 51-469% of this ZIP code's land area
Hill City School District 51-228.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Meade School District 46-12.8% 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 vulnerability33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Household characteristics34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Walkability5.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

57709 Rapid City, SD8.7 km away
57751 Keystone, SD13.6 km away
57703 Rapid City, SD15.4 km away
57718 Black Hawk, SD16.4 km away
57745 Hill City, SD19 km away
57701 Rapid City, SD19.6 km away
57744 Hermosa, SD23.9 km away
57769 Piedmont, SD25 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.

Pennington County94.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Meade County5.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area285.79 sq mi
Water area2 sq mi
Population density125 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.0036, -103.3589

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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