Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 23 min5:13 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 59 min7:21 am – 4:20 pm
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People356 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.7182 householdsMedian household income $74,318Median home value $122,700Median rent $953 a month78% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,367 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.3% unemployment rate78% of adults are in the labour force, 237 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 28%, education and health care 21%, hospitality, food and recreation 11%Average commute 26 minutes66% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 5% walk or cycle, 22% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages40% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%, German or Dutch 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 13°F18 in of rain a year, on about 44 dayswettest month June44 in of snow a year, on about 18 days45 days above 90°F, 179 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Oelrichs station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksLimestone Buttepeak · 4.8 miLimestone Butte Reservoirreservoir · 4.9 miLone Buttepeak · 8.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWilliams Damstate conservation land · 4.2 miBuffalo Gap National Grasslandnational grassland · 10.8 mi · 74 acresAngostura Reservoir Game Production Areastate recreation area · 12.4 mi · 1,434 acresSouth Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Divisionstate park · 16.1 mi · 4,920 acresAngostura Recreation Areastate recreation area · 15.3 mi · 991 acresBailey (s. Angostura) Recreation Areastate recreation area · 16.6 mi · 719 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 14 Nov 201110 mi away, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 9 Mar 202538 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowFall River County, SD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025265 of 360 days measured95 moderate daysMedian index 45, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Custer County, SD, 40 mi away
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription88% have cable, fibre or DSL4% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterOelrichsserves 117 people from ground water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation3,494 ft1,065 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFall River Health Services Hospital23.3 miPost officeOelrichs Post Office4.2 miFire stationOelrichs Fire Department4.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChadron Municipal Airport CDR21 miUS highwayUS 3851.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 57763 ZIP area.
