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57780 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 57780 covers Scenic, South Dakota.

Median age
57.819.1 points above the US average
Poverty rate
35.7%23.3 points above the US average
Degree or higher
10%25 points below the US average
Homeownership
66.1%1.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time

Where 57780 is

Scenic, 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

Median age57.8
Family households33.9%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)97.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans3.8%
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

Poverty rate35.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k30.4%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k3.6%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k7.1%
$30–35k3.6%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k25.0%
$45–50k8.9%
$50–60k8.9%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more12.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied66.1%
Vacant homes20%
Median year built1956

What the homes are

Detached house90%
Mobile home10%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher10%
High school diploma or higher95%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone86.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more50%
Health

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

Obesity36.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes21.2% 8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.5% 1.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.6% 1.3 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.4% 0.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.4% 1.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19% 3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.3% 2.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening79.5% 6.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.3% 3.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.3% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.3% 5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38.9% 8.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability10.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.8% 3.4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability11.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use74.1% 1.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.6% 1.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16% 2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.9% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.8% 2.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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 83.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss81.9 out of 100
Community resilience54.4 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.

Wildfire98Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail96.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather95.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning91.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide91.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave90.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind90.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought89.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding83.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm75.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado55Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave51.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake37.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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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$38,880$43,289
Poverty rate35.7%12%12.4%
Median home value$236,800$303,400
Median gross rent$912$1,348
Homeownership66.1%68.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher10%31.1%35%
Unemployment rate0%3%5.2%
Works from home0%9.3%13.5%
Born outside the US0%3.9%13.9%
Median age57.837.738.7
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 stationWASTA, SD US30.7 km away
Rain in a year18 in
Snow in a year30 in

Average high and low by month

January35.1°F / 9.4°F0.28 in rain, 3.8 in snow
February39°F / 12.6°F0.53 in rain, 6.4 in snow
March50.2°F / 22.2°F0.87 in rain, 5.5 in snow
April60.1°F / 32.6°F1.9 in rain, 3.7 in snow
May69.7°F / 43.5°F3.55 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June80.4°F / 53.9°F2.73 in rain
July89°F / 60.1°F2.32 in rain
August88.3°F / 58°F1.56 in rain
September79.1°F / 47.3°F1.19 in rain
October63.1°F / 33.6°F1.76 in rain, 1.1 in snow
November49°F / 21°F0.64 in rain, 4.2 in snow
December37.4°F / 11.7°F0.32 in rain, 5.6 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Wall School District 51-590.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Oglala Lakota County School District 65-18.9% of this ZIP code's land area
New Underwood School District 51-31% 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 vulnerability57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Household characteristics35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Walkability5.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

57725 Caputa, SD26.5 km away
57767 Owanka, SD29.4 km away
57790 Wall, SD32.1 km away
57761 New Underwood, SD39 km away
57791 Wasta, SD48.1 km away
57752 Kyle, SD50.7 km away
57775 Quinn, SD53.6 km away
57744 Hermosa, SD53.9 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 County91.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Oglala Lakota County8.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area424.61 sq mi
Water area0.68 sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.7994, -102.5353

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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