Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 23 min5:09 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 0 min7:17 am – 4:16 pm
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People201 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 62.984 households100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $745 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 18% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 83%, other languages 17%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 13°F21 in of rain a year, on about 50 dayswettest month June46 in of snow a year, on about 21 days31 days above 90°F, 175 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Gordon 6n station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksFeather on Head Lakelake · 5.2 miWakpamani Lakelake · 5.9 miPorcupine Buttepeak · 8.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsShell Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.8 mi · 380 acresBadlands National Parknational park · 42.4 mi · 111,331 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 May 200320 mi away, near Martin, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Jan 201249 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowOglala Lakota County, SD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025287 of 365 days measured78 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 85main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Jackson County, SD, 50 mi away
Internet at home54% of households have a broadband subscription48% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone37% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLakota Tech High Schoolserves 1,250 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation3,494 ft1,065 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPine Ridge Indian Health Service Hospital18.1 miPost officeBatesland Post Office5.4 miFire stationBatesland Fire Volunteer Fire Department5.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChadron Municipal Airport CDR49 miUS highwayUS 181.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 57716 ZIP area.
