Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 28 min5:49 am – 9:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 55 min8:02 am – 4:57 pm
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People244 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.0100 householdsMedian household income $58,500Median home value $181,300Median rent $319 a month91% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,531 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 131 employedMain industries: manufacturing 22%, retail 19%, farming, forestry and mining 16%Average commute 23 minutes83% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher82% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, German or Dutch 3%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 29°F, lows 9°F21 in of rain a year, on about 40 dayswettest month June36 in of snow a year, on about 18 days28 days above 90°F, 156 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mitchell Muni Ap station, 9 mi away; snow from Alexandria
Nearby landmarksLong Lakelake · 7.4 miStone House Lakelake · 5.4 miMedicine Butte (historical)peak · 6.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsChip Allenstate conservation land · 4.2 mi · 2,305 acresMorris Lakestate recreation area · 10.1 mi · 369 acresTwin Lakesstate recreation area · 10.8 mi · 773 acresNorthridge Parkpark · 9.4 miHitchcock Parkpark · 9.7 miLake Elistate conservation land · 12.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 25 Oct 199031 mi away, near Plankinton, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 19 Oct 200525 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowHanson County, SD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateIce storm Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025294 of 364 days measured66 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 36, worst day 125main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Minnehaha County, SD, 53 mi away
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription55% have cable, fibre or DSL25% rely on a mobile data plan alone18% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterHanson Rural Water Systemserves 2,685 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation1,291 ft393 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAvera Queen of Peace Hospital9.5 miPost officeFulton Post Office4.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSioux Falls Regional Airport FSD57 miInterstateI-906.9 miUS highwayUS 8123 miCoachMitchellJefferson Lines10 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 57340 ZIP area.
