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ZIP Code57540

Holabird, SD

Hyde County · South Dakota · United States
Home to 194 people across 198.482 square miles.

Central3 ZIPs in county

At a glance

57540 by the numbers

Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.

Population
194
±105 · bottom 25% nationally
Median household income
US median $70,109 ·
Median home value
$269,400
US median $207,500 · 65th pctile
Median age
53.4
US median 42 years
Population density
1/mi²
bottom 10% most dense
Land area
198.482 mi²
plus 2.717 mi² water

Location

Where 57540 is

44.461425, -99.607861 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates44.461425, -99.607861
Time zoneAmerica/Chicago
CountyHyde County
StateSouth Dakota (SD)
Land area198.482 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

America/Chicago

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Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

Denver, CO427.1 mi
Chicago, IL628.8 mi
Dallas, TX821.3 mi
Phoenix, AZ1011.4 mi

People

Who lives in 57540

194 residents in 57 households, averaging 3.4 people per household. The largest age group is 45-54 at 29.4% of residents, and 70.2% of households are families.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 189.8%
18-2414.9%
25-345.7%
35-446.2%
45-5429.4%
55-6418.6%
65+15.5%

Households

Composition and size

Total households57
Average household size3.4
Family households70.2%
Living alone17.5%
Median age53.4 years
Households with internet86.0%

Race & ethnicity

Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.

White100.0%

Income & work

What people earn in 57540

Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Compared to the US

This ZIP against the national median

Median household income
Median household income±—
Per capita income$35,445
Poverty rate17.5%
Unemployment rate12.3%
Labor force participation81.6%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

<$25k45.6%
$25-50k15.8%
$50-75k10.5%
$75-100k0.0%
$100-150k0.0%
$150-200k3.5%
$200k+24.6%

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 9.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 100.0% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 57540

A typical home is valued at $269,400. This is an owner-majority area — 68.4% of occupied homes are owned, and the typical building went up in 1953.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value$269,400
Median gross rent—/mo
Median year built1953
Housing units67
Vacancy rate14.9%

Own vs. rent

Of 57 occupied units

Owner-occupied68.4%
Renter-occupied31.6%
Owner households39
Renter households18

Building types

Units by structure size

Single family97.0%
20+ units3.0%

Getting to work

How 57540 commutes

71.9% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 29.1 minutes. 25.0% work from home.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Drove alone71.9%
Worked from home25.0%

Travel time

Mean commute 29.1 minutes

<10 min11.5%
10-1928.1%
20-290.0%
30-4451.0%
45-596.2%
60+3.1%

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 57540

ZIP code 57540 is assigned to Holabird, SD, and falls within Hyde County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 194 people live inside it.

At 1 residents per square mile spread over 198.482 square miles, 57540 reads as a rural area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.

Living here

What life in Holabird looks like

Housing in 57540 costs close to the national median. A typical home is valued at $269,400 against a US median of $207,500. The split between owning and renting is fairly even at 68.4% owner-occupied, which tends to indicate a mix of housing types rather than one dominant form.

The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 97.0% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1953, making the housing here mid-century.

The population skews considerably older than the national median, with a median age of 53.4 against 42 nationally. Households are relatively large at 3.4 people on average, with 70.2% classified as family households.

Getting to work takes 29.1 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 71.9% of workers, while 25.0% work from home. Commute patterns are one of the better proxies for how a place actually functions day to day.

Where to stay

Where to stay in Holabird, SD

57540 covers a rural area, and accommodation within the postal code itself is likely to be sparse — perhaps a country inn, a lodge or a vacation rental rather than a conventional hotel. Widening the search radius is usually the practical approach, and it also opens up more availability at short notice.

For reference, Denver, CO is about 427.1 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.

Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.

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Practical uses

What ZIP code 57540 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 57540 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.

For anyone weighing a move, 57540 offers a compact profile of Holabird: 194 residents, 9.6% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 12.3%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.

One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 57540 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Holabird may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.

Nearby

ZIP codes near 57540

The eight closest postal codes by centroid distance, each with its own full profile. You can also browse every South Dakota ZIP code or use the ZIP Express Lookup to search by city, county or time zone.

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Questions

Common questions about 57540

What city is ZIP code 57540 in?
57540 serves Holabird, South Dakota, in Hyde County, United States.
What is the population of 57540?
About 194 people live in ZIP code 57540, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±105. That works out to roughly 1 people per square mile.
How expensive is housing in 57540?
The median home value is $269,400 and median gross rent is — a month. 68.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
Is 57540 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 9.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 12.3%, and the median age is 53.4. The average commute is 29.1 minutes. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 57540 in?
57540 observes Central Time (America/Chicago). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 57540?
ZIP code 57540 covers 198.482 square miles of land plus 2.717 square miles of water, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 57540 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 57540 reads as a rural area. It holds 1 people per square mile across 198.482 square miles of land. For reference, densities above 10,000 per square mile generally indicate an urban core, 1,000–3,000 is typically suburban, and under 200 is rural. These are rules of thumb rather than official designations — the Census Bureau classifies urban and rural areas by census block, not by ZIP code.
What is the commute like from 57540?
The average one-way commute from 57540 takes about 29.1 minutes. The most common way to travel is drove alone, used by 71.9% of workers aged 16 and over. Commute figures cover people who were employed and working outside the home during the survey period.
How many people work in 57540?
About 128 residents of 57540 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 81.6% and the unemployment rate is 12.3%. Note this counts residents by where they live, not by where they work — a ZIP with many offices can have far more jobs than employed residents.
Where should I stay when visiting 57540?
Accommodation in and around Holabird, SD ranges with the character of the area. See the 'Where to stay' section on this page for local context, and use the live search there for current availability and pricing.
Does 57540 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists Holabird as the primary place and Hyde County as the county. ZIP codes follow mail delivery routes rather than municipal or county lines, so a single code can straddle boundaries, and USPS also recognises alternate acceptable city names for many codes. If you need the definitive answer for a specific street address, the USPS ZIP Code Lookup is the authority.
Can ZIP code 57540 change?
Yes. USPS adjusts ZIP codes as delivery volumes shift — codes are occasionally split, merged, retired or newly created, and boundaries move more often than most people assume. The Census Bureau's ZCTA definitions, which underpin the demographic figures on this page, are redrawn only once a decade, so the two can drift apart between censuses.

Methodology

Where this data comes from

  • Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
  • Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 57540. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
  • Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
  • Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
  • Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
On accuracy. ACS figures are survey estimates, not counts. The margin of error shown alongside the population figure means the true value has a 90% chance of falling in that range. For small ZIP codes the error can be large relative to the estimate — treat the direction as more reliable than the exact number. This page reports data for ZCTA 57540, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.