Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 25 min5:13 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 58 min7:23 am – 4:21 pm
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People5,839 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 60.13,023 householdsMedian household income $68,443Median home value $221,000Median rent $920 a month74% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,324 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate49% of adults are in the labour force, 2,385 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, hospitality, food and recreation 12%, construction 9%Average commute 19 minutes85% drive alone, 1% car-pool, 5% walk or cycle, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages29% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 2%, other languages 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 14°F19 in of rain a year, on about 43 dayswettest month May32 in of snow a year, on about 16 days41 days above 90°F, 176 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hot Springs station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsSouth Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Divisionstate park · 2.7 mi · 4,920 acresWind Cave National Parknational park · 10.7 mi · 33,927 acresCottonwood Spring Recreation Arearecreation area · 5.0 mi · 554 acresHot Springs National Cemeteryhistoric site · 5.1 miRomeystate conservation land · 4.5 mi · 923 acresButler Parkpark · 4.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 14 Nov 201123 mi away, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 9 Mar 202524 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowFall River County, SD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025265 of 360 days measured95 moderate daysMedian index 45, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Custer County, SD, 22 mi away
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription66% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterHot Springsserves 3,395 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation3,759 ft1,146 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFall River Health Services Hospital3.6 miPost officeHot Springs Post Office4.6 miTown hallHot Springs City Hall4.6 miPoliceHot Springs Police Department4.6 miFire stationCascade Fire Department2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChadron Municipal Airport CDR43 miUS highwayUS 183.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 57747 ZIP area.
