Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 38 min5:46 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 45 min8:09 am – 4:54 pm
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People299 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.9114 householdsMedian household income $105,536Median home value $200,70082% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,821 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 134 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, farming, forestry and mining 20%, finance, insurance and real estate 19%Average commute 19 minutes66% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 10% walk or cycle, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher99% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%, other Indo-European languages 1%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 22°F, lows 1°F23 in of rain a year, on about 49 dayswettest month July43 in of snow a year, on about 22 days16 days above 90°F, 182 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mellette 4 W station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsMansfieldstate conservation land · 6.2 mi · 500 acresSwan Lakestate recreation area · 8.7 mi · 1,829 acresBiermanstate conservation land · 10.7 miPrice Lakestate recreation area · 13.7 mi · 84 acresScatterwood Lakestate recreation area · 14.8 mi · 956 acresNorth Scatterwood Lakestate recreation area · 16.1 mi · 239 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Oct 198749 mi away, near Wessington, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Oct 198749 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSpink County, SD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCold wave Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025301 of 360 days measured53 moderate, 6 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 27, worst day 115main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Brown County, SD, 30 mi away
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription81% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMelletteserves 205 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation1,299 ft396 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSouth Dakota Developmental Center19.6 miPost officeMellette Post Office2.7 miFire stationMellette Fire Department2.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen Regional Airport ABR20 miUS highwayUS 2813.6 miCoachAberdeenJefferson Lines21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 57461 ZIP area.
