Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 41 min5:02 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 42 min7:28 am – 4:10 pm
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People273 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.9100 householdsMedian household income $84,50093% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,523 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 139 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 60%, education and health care 20%, information 7%Average commute 21 minutes30% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 7% walk or cycle, 55% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages11% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Tagalog 3%, Spanish 1%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 52°FColdest month January: highs 28°F, lows 5°F17 in of rain a year, on about 40 dayswettest month June40 in of snow a year, on about 16 days14 days above 90°F, 214 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lodgepole 5sw station, 18 mi away; snow from Bison
Nearby landmarksChimney Buttepeak · 3.0 miWhite Hillpeak · 5.2 miWhite Hill Damreservoir · 8.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSorum Damstate conservation land · 3.8 mi · 317 acresCuster National Forestnational forest · 17.5 mi · 73,890 acresGrand River National Grasslandnational grassland · 20.9 mi · 154,662 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)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025342 of 351 days measured9 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 71main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Meade County, SD, 61 mi away
Internet at home96% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL19% rely on a mobile data plan alone1% 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 in the county
Elevation2,850 ft869 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesFire stationPrairie City Fire Department3.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport DIK91 miUS highwayUS 21232 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 57649 ZIP area.
