Postal Codes

57738 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 57738 covers Fairburn, South Dakota, with a population of about 366.

Population
3662 per square mile
Median age
65.226.5 points above the US average
Poverty rate
1.4%11 points below the US average
Degree or higher
4.8%30.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
99.1%34.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time

Where 57738 is

Fairburn, 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

Population366
Median age65.2
Family households50.5%
Born outside the US15%
Speaks a language other than English at home15%
White (non-Hispanic)96.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans26.8%
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

Income per person$38,255
Poverty rate1.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.9%
$15–20k2.3%
$20–25k4.6%
$25–30k0.5%
$30–35k1.4%
$35–40k37.5%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k5.6%
$50–60k8.8%
$60–75k18.5%
$75–100k0.5%
$100–125k1.4%
$125–150k18.1%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed110
Mean adjusted gross income$56,482
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k27.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k27.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.2%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied99.1%
Vacant homes15.3%
Median year built2006

What the homes are

Detached house65.1%
Mobile home34.9%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher4.8%
High school diploma or higher95.8%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone94.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.2%
Health

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

Obesity36.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.3% 3.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.3% 4.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.9% 2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.7% 6.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.4% 1.4 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)11.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.9% 3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.1% 5.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66% 4.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8.7% 2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.8% 3.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use76.9% 1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.3% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.5% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.9% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.9% 5.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.5% 1.1 pts below 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 96.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss98 out of 100
Community resilience36.7 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.

Wildfire99.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather99.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning96Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail95.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding95.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide94.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind92.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave86.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought80.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado78Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake50Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm13Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave8.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche0.7Very 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$72,421$78,538
Income per person$38,255$38,880$43,289
Poverty rate1.4%12%12.4%
Median home value$236,800$303,400
Median gross rent$912$1,348
Homeownership99.1%68.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher4.8%31.1%35%
Unemployment rate6.1%3%5.2%
Works from home0%9.3%13.5%
Born outside the US15%3.9%13.9%
Median age65.237.738.7
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 stationWIND CAVE, SD US24.5 km away
Rain in a year21 in
Snow in a year46 in

Average high and low by month

January39.7°F / 14.8°F0.45 in rain, 6.3 in snow
February40.7°F / 15.5°F0.7 in rain, 7.1 in snow
March50°F / 23.7°F1.07 in rain, 9.6 in snow
April57.7°F / 30.9°F2.32 in rain, 7.8 in snow
May66.4°F / 40.9°F3.74 in rain, 0.9 in snow
June77.4°F / 50.1°F3.29 in rain
July84.7°F / 56.6°F3.01 in rain
August83.6°F / 54.9°F2.3 in rain
September76.2°F / 46.2°F1.53 in rain, 0.2 in snow
October61.4°F / 34°F1.55 in rain, 2.1 in snow
November48.4°F / 23.4°F0.71 in rain, 4.4 in snow
December39.4°F / 15.4°F0.53 in rain, 7.5 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%.

Custer School District 16-1100% 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 vulnerability48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Household characteristics31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

57730 Custer, SD17.1 km away
57744 Hermosa, SD17.4 km away
57722 Buffalo Gap, SD20.3 km away
57751 Keystone, SD28.9 km away
57766 Oral, SD30.6 km away
57773 Pringle, SD31.2 km away
57747 Hot Springs, SD34.1 km away
57702 Rapid City, SD39.7 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.

Custer County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area185.11 sq mi
Water area0.61 sq mi
Population density2 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.6623, -103.2133

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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