Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 28 min5:57 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 54 min8:10 am – 5:04 pm
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People421 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.1192 householdsMedian household income $78,750Median home value $141,700Median rent $675 a month79% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,292 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.2% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 170 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 21%, construction 14%, education and health care 14%Average commute 9 minutes58% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 13% walk or cycle, 21% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages31% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, other languages 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 9°F21 in of rain a year, on about 45 dayswettest month June40 in of snow a year, on about 18 days44 days above 90°F, 166 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Kennebec station, 2 mi away
Parks and public landsBrakkestate conservation land · 5.2 mi · 208 acresFate Damstate conservation land · 8.8 mi · 322 acresSharpe Recreation Arearecreation area · 14.7 mi · 78,431 acresJoe Creek Recreation Areastate recreation area · 18.1 mi · 66 acresFort Pierre National Grasslandnational grassland · 20.7 mi · 115,811 acresState Game Production Areanational conservation area · 39.4 mi · 116 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 4.4 on 4 Mar 198331 mi away, near Fort Thompson, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 5 Aug 202232 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowLyman County, SD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCold wave Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: 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, nearest monitors: Hughes County, SD, 35 mi away
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription73% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone16% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterKennebecserves 265 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation1,771 ft540 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeKennebec Post Office1.6 miPoliceLyman County Sheriff's Office1.6 miFire stationKennebec Fire Department1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPierre Regional Airport PIR41 miInterstateI-901.8 miUS highwayUS 18310 miCoachVivianJefferson Lines24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 57544 ZIP area.
