Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 30 min5:51 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 53 min8:06 am – 4:59 pm
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People1,180 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 55.6541 householdsMedian household income $79,375Median home value $164,900Median rent $560 a month81% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,476 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.5% unemployment rate66% of adults are in the labour force, 638 employedMain industries: education and health care 31%, retail 16%, farming, forestry and mining 15%Average commute 17 minutes67% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 22% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% 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 84°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 25°F, lows 7°F26 in of rain a year, on about 50 dayswettest month June45 in of snow a year, on about 20 days23 days above 90°F, 154 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wessington Springs station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksDeans Lakelake · 3.3 miCrow Lakelake · 6.7 miWessington Hillspeak · 5.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCrow Lakestate recreation area · 5.8 mi · 493 acresWilmarth Lakestate recreation area · 14.0 mi · 321 acresMccoy Lakestate recreation area · 18.3 mi · 158 acresTwin Lakes Game Production Areastate recreation area · 18.4 miBeadle County Waterfowl Production Areanational wildlife refuge · 25.4 mi · 242 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.4 on 4 Mar 198338 mi away, near Fort Thompson, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 7 Feb 201437 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowJerauld County, SD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCold wave Relatively ModerateIce storm 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, 68 mi away
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription67% 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 waterWessington Springsserves 895 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Nov 2025: disinfection by-products, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation1,851 ft564 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAvera Weskota Memorial Medical Center6.0 miPost officeWessington Springs Post Office5.7 miTown hallWessington Springs City Hall5.7 miPoliceJerauld County Sheriff's Office5.7 miFire stationWessington Springs Fire Department5.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPierre Regional Airport PIR83 miInterstateI-9023 miUS highwayUS 28114 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 57382 ZIP area.
