Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 36 min5:49 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 47 min8:10 am – 4:57 pm
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People242 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 13.655 householdsMedian household income $108,281Median home value $201,400100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,100 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 24°F, lows 4°F22 in of rain a year, on about 47 dayswettest month June44 in of snow a year, on about 17 days22 days above 90°F, 172 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Faulkton 1 Nw station, 16 mi away
Nearby landmarksZell Lakelake · 6.9 miLake Noralake · 7.0 miGarfield Peakpeak · 7.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSpraguestate conservation land · 4.5 mi · 164 acresReinhardtstate conservation land · 6.6 mi · 157 acresGerken Refugestate conservation land · 8.0 mi · 953 acresBald Mountainstate conservation land · 11.2 mi · 125 acresCottonwood (hatchery)state conservation land · 11.8 mi · 155 acresLechtenbergstate conservation land · 12.4 mi · 320 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 21 Nov 200344 mi away, near Wessington, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 21 Nov 200344 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowFaulk County, SD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively LowWildfire Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025301 of 360 days measured53 moderate, 6 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 27, worst day 115main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Brown County, SD, 55 mi away
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription80% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWeb Water Development Associationserves 20,750 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,407 ft429 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFaulkton Area Medical Center15.4 miPost officeRockham Post Office3.7 miFire stationOrient Fire Department9.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen Regional Airport ABR45 miUS highwayUS 2125.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 57470 ZIP area.
