Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 23 min5:56 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 59 min8:04 am – 5:03 pm
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People573 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.4194 householdsMedian household income $50,833Median home value $95,000Median rent $533 a month60% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,368 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 238 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 24%, construction 21%, education and health care 20%Average commute 13 minutes74% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 10% walk or cycle, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, other languages 3%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 11°F26 in of rain a year, on about 48 dayswettest month May37 in of snow a year, on about 14 days26 days above 90°F, 162 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bonesteel station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsWhetstone Bay Recreation Areastate recreation area · 4.2 mi · 79 acresNorth Wheeler Recreation Areastate recreation area · 6.9 mi · 165 acresSouth Wheeler Recreation Areastate recreation area · 7.6 mi · 249 acresNorth Wheeler Game Production Areastate conservation land · 7.5 mi · 343 acresFairfax Damstate conservation land · 7.9 mi · 53 acresS. Scalp Creek Recreation Areastate recreation area · 9.9 mi · 305 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 3 Nov 200226 mi away, near Butte, NebraskaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 4 Jun 202116 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowGregory County, SD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCold wave Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality92% of days had good air in 2025320 of 348 days measured24 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 36, worst day 115main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Knox County, NE, 65 mi away
Internet at home74% of households have a broadband subscription54% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone25% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBonesteelserves 275 people from ground water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation1,775 ft541 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCommunity Memorial Hospital16.7 miPost officeBonesteel Post Office4.8 miFire stationBonesteel Volunteer Fire Department4.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPierre Regional Airport PIR108 miUS highwayUS 184.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 57317 ZIP area.
