Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 44 min5:36 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 40 min8:05 am – 4:44 pm
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People1,119 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.6447 householdsMedian household income $82,656Median home value $170,000Median rent $870 a month85% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,654 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 520 employedMain industries: education and health care 30%, farming, forestry and mining 22%, wholesale trade 8%Average commute 20 minutes78% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages21% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 20°F, lows 1°F24 in of rain a year, on about 51 dayswettest month June36 in of snow a year, on about 18 days10 days above 90°F, 174 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, White Rock Dam station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksWest Coteau Lake (historical)lake · under a mileCottonwood Lakelake · 4.8 miPlum Islandisland · 5.4 miMustinka Riverriver · 7.2 miSkunk Islandisland · 7.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBraatenstate conservation land · 4.3 miVictorstate conservation land · 4.7 mi · 120 acresCrawford (dry Run)state conservation land · 4.7 mi · 234 acresWhite Rockstate conservation land · 5.5 mi · 2,994 acresHarmon (dry Run #3)state conservation land · 5.6 mi · 273 acresReservation Dam State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.2 mi · 564 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 9 Jul 197535 mi away, Near Morris, MinnesotaMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 20 Oct 19958 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowRoberts County, SD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025283 of 363 days measured76 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 35, worst day 154main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Codington County, SD, 65 mi away
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription75% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterRosholtserves 379 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Dec 2021: groundwater treatment, treatment technique3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation1,094 ft333 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCoteau des Prairies Hospital20.4 miPost officeRosholt Post Office1.8 miTown hallNew Effington Town Hall9.7 miFire stationRosholt Fire Department1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 highElementaryRosholt Elementary School1.8 miHighRosholt Junior and High School1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWatertown Regional Airport ATY68 miInterstateI-297.2 miUS highwayUS 817.2 miAmtrakFargo, ND FAR72 miCoachSisseton JctJefferson Lines18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 57260 ZIP area.
