Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 44 min4:58 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 40 min7:27 am – 4:06 pm
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People1,852 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.1811 householdsMedian household income $58,533Median home value $101,100Median rent $663 a month79% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,349 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting8.1% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 875 employedMain industries: education and health care 20%, farming, forestry and mining 14%, manufacturing 12%Average commute 13 minutes75% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 5% walk or cycle, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages25% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 29°F, lows 9°F18 in of rain a year, on about 41 dayswettest month June42 in of snow a year, on about 20 days27 days above 90°F, 171 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lemmon station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksWhite Buttepeak · 8.2 miNorth Fork Grand Riverriver · 6.5 miFlat Creek Lakelake · 6.9 miKetterlings Pointcape · 7.7 miWhite Butte Reservoirreservoir · 7.7 miJohnson Damreservoir · 9.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGrand River National Grasslandnational grassland · 2.6 mi · 154,662 acresShadehill Reservoir Recreation Areastate recreation area · 6.4 mi · 892 acresLlewellyn Johns Recreation Areastate recreation area · 6.5 mi · 153 acresShadehill Reservoir Game Production Areastate recreation area · 7.4 mi · 6,206 acresHugh Glass Recreation Areastate recreation area · 8.5 mi · 511 acresNorth Lemmon Lakestate recreation area · 10.1 mi · 105 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPerkins County, SD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively LowWinter weather Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription76% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLemmonserves 1,156 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation2,557 ft779 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWest River Regional Medical Center21.1 miPost officeLemmon Post Office6.0 miTown hallLemmon City Hall6.0 miFire stationLemmon Fire Department6.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport DIK70 miUS highwayUS 125.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 57638 ZIP area.
