Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 24 min5:12 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 59 min7:21 am – 4:20 pm
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People58 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.926 householdsMedian household income $65,500Median home value $270,50096% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,234 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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 landmarksWindy Buttepeak · under a mileLimestone Buttepeak · 5.3 miLimestone Butte Reservoirreservoir · 6.2 miBockert Reservoirreservoir · 8.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAngostura Reservoir Game Production Areastate recreation area · 10.2 mi · 1,434 acresSherbarthstate conservation land · 9.6 mi · 658 acresOralstate conservation land · 10.0 mi · 641 acresWilliams Damstate conservation land · 10.1 miAngostura Recreation Areastate recreation area · 11.9 mi · 991 acresSouth Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Divisionstate park · 14.1 mi · 4,920 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 201119 mi away, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 9 Mar 202530 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, 33 mi away
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription85% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterHot Springsserves 3,395 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation3,419 ft1,042 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFall River Health Services Hospital19.0 miPost officeSmithwick Post Office4.2 miFire stationSmithwick Volunteer Fire Department4.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChadron Municipal Airport CDR29 miUS highwayUS 184.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 57782 ZIP area.
