Spearfish, SD
Lawrence County · South Dakota · United States
Home to 578 people across 0.188 square miles.
At a glance
57799 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 57799 is
| Coordinates | 44.498152, -103.872505 |
|---|---|
| Time zone | America/Denver |
| County | Lawrence County |
| State | South Dakota (SD) |
| Land area | 0.188 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 | 333.8 mi |
|---|---|
| Chicago, IL | 836.5 mi |
| Phoenix, AZ | 880.4 mi |
| Dallas, TX | 894.5 mi |
People
Who lives in 57799
578 residents in 0 households, averaging None people per household. The largest age group is 18-24 at 96.7% of residents.
Age distribution
Share of residents by age band
Households
Composition and size
| Total households | 0 |
|---|---|
| Average household size | None |
| Family households | None% |
| Living alone | None% |
| Median age | 19.6 years |
Race & ethnicity
Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.
Income & work
What people earn in 57799
Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.
Compared to the US
This ZIP against the national median
| Median household income | — ±— |
|---|---|
| Per capita income | $52,449 |
| Poverty rate | None% |
| Unemployment rate | 9.8% |
| Labor force participation | 66.8% |
Household income distribution
Share of households in each bracket
Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 21.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 100.0% finished high school.
Housing
Homes and rent in 57799
Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.
Costs
Typical values
| Median home value | — |
|---|---|
| Median gross rent | —/mo |
| Median year built | — |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Vacancy rate | None% |
Own vs. rent
Of 0 occupied units
| Owner households | 0 |
|---|---|
| Renter households | 0 |
Building types
Units by structure size
Getting to work
How 57799 commutes
55.4% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 13.3 minutes.
Mode of transport
Workers 16 and older
Travel time
Mean commute 13.3 minutes
Overview
Understanding ZIP code 57799
ZIP code 57799 is assigned to Spearfish, SD, and falls within Lawrence 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 578 people live inside it.
At 3,074 residents per square mile spread over 0.188 square miles, 57799 reads as a densely built-up 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 Spearfish looks like
The population skews notably young, with a median age of 19.6 against 42 nationally.
Getting to work takes 13.3 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 55.4% of workers, while 27.2% walk, 13.0% 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 Spearfish, SD
Spearfish is a built-up area, so you will generally find a mix of chain hotels near the main approach roads and a smaller number of independent properties closer to the centre. Staying in 57799 itself often costs less than an equivalent room in the nearest downtown while keeping you close to it.
For reference, Denver, CO is about 333.8 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 57799 is used for
Beyond addressing mail, 57799 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, 57799 offers a compact profile of Spearfish: 578 residents, 21.1% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 9.8%. 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. 57799 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Spearfish 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 57799
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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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 57799. 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).