Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 29 min5:50 am – 9:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 54 min8:03 am – 4:57 pm
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People652 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.3234 householdsMedian household income $106,818Median home value $166,800Median rent $764 a month88% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,776 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.6% unemployment rate72% of adults are in the labour force, 326 employedMain industries: education and health care 31%, farming, forestry and mining 18%, manufacturing 14%Average commute 20 minutes72% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 16% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages30% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 27°F, lows 9°F26 in of rain a year, on about 48 dayswettest month June41 in of snow a year, on about 24 days30 days above 90°F, 152 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mitchell station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksLetcher Lakelake · 1.0 miLong Lakelake · 6.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTwin Lakes Game Production Areastate recreation area · 9.6 miForestburgstate conservation land · 8.6 miTjomslandstate conservation land · 9.2 mi · 82 acresMccoy Lakestate recreation area · 11.3 mi · 158 acresRedstonestate conservation land · 14.2 mi · 160 acresFish Lakestate recreation area · 16.6 mi · 415 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 25 Oct 199018 mi away, near Plankinton, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 19 Oct 200533 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSanborn County, SD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively LowDrought Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025294 of 364 days measured66 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 36, worst day 125main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Minnehaha County, SD, 70 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription73% 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 waterLetcherserves 159 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation1,303 ft397 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAvera Queen of Peace Hospital14.9 miPost officeLetcher Post Officeunder a mileFire stationLetcher Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSioux Falls Regional Airport FSD74 miInterstateI-9014 miUS highwayUS 28115 miCoachMitchellJefferson Lines16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 57359 ZIP area.
