Local servicesHospitalAvera Saint Marys Hospital21.4 miPost officeBlunt Post Office1.2 miTown hallBlunt City Hall1.1 miFire stationBlunt Volunteer Fire Department1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPierre Regional Airport PIR18 miUS highwayUS 141.2 miCoachOnidaJefferson Lines15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 57522 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 57522 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 33 min5:55 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 50 min8:13 am – 5:02 pm
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People474 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.5203 householdsMedian household income $78,438Median home value $179,200Median rent $888 a month59% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,016 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate79% of adults are in the labour force, 324 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 42%, education and health care 19%, retail 11%Average commute 23 minutes43% drive alone, 44% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages33% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 80%, other languages 13%, Spanish 5%, German or Dutch 3%13% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 27°F, lows 3°F19 in of rain a year, on about 41 dayswettest month June40 in of snow a year, on about 15 days32 days above 90°F, 189 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Harrold 12 Ssw station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksMedicine Knollpeak · 4.3 miSwanson Lakelake · 8.1 miGumbo Flatlake · 7.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJ Fangerstate conservation land · 4.9 mi · 162 acresR Leesmanstate conservation land · 5.7 mi · 1,608 acresJames Ogle 37state conservation land · 6.9 mi · 171 acresState Game Production Areanational conservation area · 9.5 mi · 116 acresDavid Oglestate conservation land · 7.6 mi · 805 acresWoodruff Lake Areastate recreation area · 8.8 mi · 130 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.4 on 4 Mar 198334 mi away, near Fort Thompson, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 30 May 202431 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowHughes County, SD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWinter weather Relatively ModerateWildfire Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality93% of days had good air in 2025333 of 358 days measured24 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 18, worst day 112main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Hughes County monitors, SD
Internet at home97% of households have a broadband subscription74% have cable, fibre or DSL22% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterBluntserves 350 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation1,617 ft493 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
