Camp Crook, SD
Harding County · South Dakota · United States
Home to 191 people across 361.559 square miles.
At a glance
57724 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.
Location
Where 57724 is
| Coordinates | 45.573791, -104.001141 |
|---|---|
| Time zone | America/Denver |
| County | Harding County |
| State | South Dakota (SD) |
| Land area | 361.559 mi² |
| Coordinate source | Census ZCTA internal point |
Local time
America/Denver
Current weather
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Distance to major cities
Straight-line, computed from coordinates
| Denver, CO | 406.2 mi |
|---|---|
| Chicago, IL | 854.6 mi |
| Seattle, WA | 879.5 mi |
| Phoenix, AZ | 940.7 mi |
People
Who lives in 57724
191 residents in 93 households, averaging 2.05 people per household. The largest age group is 65+ at 35.1% of residents, and 61.3% of households are a single person living alone.
Age distribution
Share of residents by age band
Households
Composition and size
| Total households | 93 |
|---|---|
| Average household size | 2.05 |
| Family households | 38.7% |
| Living alone | 61.3% |
| Median age | 55.4 years |
| Households with internet | 100.0% |
Race & ethnicity
Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.
Income & work
What people earn in 57724
The median household here earns $59,219 a year, below the US median of $70,109, which puts 57724 ahead of 31% of American ZIP codes. 7.2% of residents live below the poverty line.
Compared to the US
This ZIP against the national median
| Median household income | $59,219 ±$4,331 |
|---|---|
| Per capita income | $41,395 |
| Poverty rate | 7.2% |
| Unemployment rate | 0.0% |
| Labor force participation | 66.1% |
Household income distribution
Share of households in each bracket
Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 32.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 89.4% finished high school.
Housing
Homes and rent in 57724
A typical home is valued at $214,500. This is an owner-majority area — 67.7% of occupied homes are owned, and the typical building went up in 1977.
Costs
Typical values
| Median home value | $214,500 |
|---|---|
| Median gross rent | —/mo |
| Median year built | 1977 |
| Housing units | 112 |
| Vacancy rate | 17.0% |
Own vs. rent
Of 93 occupied units
| Owner households | 63 |
|---|---|
| Renter households | 30 |
Building types
Units by structure size
Getting to work
How 57724 commutes
47.9% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 17.6 minutes. 20.7% work from home.
Mode of transport
Workers 16 and older
Travel time
Mean commute 17.6 minutes
Overview
Understanding ZIP code 57724
ZIP code 57724 is assigned to Camp Crook, SD, and falls within Harding 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 191 people live inside it.
At 1 residents per square mile spread over 361.559 square miles, 57724 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.
Household earnings run below the national median. At $59,219, 57724 sits in the lower half, ahead of 31% of them. The US median for comparison is $70,109. Bear in mind that median income describes the midpoint household, not the average — it is not pulled upward by a handful of very high earners the way a mean would be.
Living here
What life in Camp Crook looks like
Housing in 57724 costs close to the national median. A typical home is valued at $214,500 against a US median of $207,500. The split between owning and renting is fairly even at 67.7% 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 44.6% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1977, making the housing here from the later twentieth century.
The population skews considerably older than the national median, with a median age of 55.4 against 42 nationally. The average household holds 2.05 people, and 38.7% are family households.
Getting to work takes 17.6 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 47.9% of workers, while 27.3% walk, 20.7% 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 Camp Crook, SD
57724 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 406.2 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 57724 is used for
Beyond addressing mail, 57724 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, 57724 offers a compact profile of Camp Crook: 191 residents, a median household income of $59,219, 32.9% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 0.0%. 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. 57724 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Camp Crook 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.
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ZIP codes near 57724
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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 57724. 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).