Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 37 min5:52 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 46 min8:13 am – 4:59 pm
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People137 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 57.454 householdsMedian household income $86,250Median home value $80,60083% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,350 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages21% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 25°F, lows 5°F20 in of rain a year, on about 44 dayswettest month June39 in of snow a year, on about 17 days20 days above 90°F, 176 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Gettysburg station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksStone Lakelake · 9.3 miBald Hillspeak · 9.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPotts Damstate conservation land · 6.5 mi · 351 acresStone Lakestate recreation area · 8.5 mi · 1,113 acresSpring Lakestate recreation area · 9.0 mi · 518 acresGreen Lakestate recreation area · 15.5 miRice Lakestate recreation area · 16.3 mi · 876 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 30 May 202448 mi away, near Pierre, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 30 May 202448 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPotter County, SD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCold wave Relatively ModerateWinter weather 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, nearest monitors: Hughes County, SD, 45 mi away
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription78% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone20% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWeb Water Development Associationserves 20,750 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,058 ft627 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAvera Gettysburg Hospital12.9 miPost officeSeneca Post Office9.1 miFire stationLebanon Volunteer Fire Department6.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPierre Regional Airport PIR52 miUS highwayUS 2126.4 miCoachGettysburgJefferson Lines13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 57455 ZIP area.
