Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 28 min5:58 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 54 min8:11 am – 5:05 pm
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People540 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 55.3249 householdsMedian household income $83,188Median home value $174,800Median rent $821 a month82% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.1% unemployment rate73% of adults are in the labour force, 331 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 36%, education and health care 19%, retail 14%Average commute 21 minutes82% drive alone, 18% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages31% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, other languages 4%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 6°F21 in of rain a yearwettest month June40 in of snow a year, on about 18 days38 days above 90°F, 170 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Presho 7 Nw station, 9 mi away; rain from Presho 0.3 Ssw; snow from Kennebec
Nearby landmarksNail Creek Lakelake · 4.9 miFate Damreservoir · 6.3 miBrakke Damreservoir · 7.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFate Damstate conservation land · 5.8 mi · 322 acresBrakkestate conservation land · 6.9 mi · 208 acresFort Pierre National Grasslandnational grassland · 12.9 mi · 115,811 acresSharpe Recreation Arearecreation area · 20.1 mi · 78,431 acresState Game Production Areanational conservation area · 37.4 mi · 116 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.4 on 4 Mar 198341 mi away, near Fort Thompson, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 5 Aug 202220 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowLyman County, SD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCold wave Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality93% of days had good air in 2025333 of 358 days measured24 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 18, worst day 112main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hughes County, SD, 36 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription82% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPreshoserves 472 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
Elevation1,852 ft564 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officePresho Post Office3.0 miTown hallPresho City Hall3.1 miFire stationPresho Fire Department2.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPierre Regional Airport PIR36 miInterstateI-903.0 miUS highwayUS 1832.9 miCoachVivianJefferson Lines11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 57568 ZIP area.
