PlainZIP

Buffalo Gap, SD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Buffalo Gap, SD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 283. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BUFFALO-GAP-SD · Buffalo Gap, SD 1 ZIPs · 283 pop · #18182/25278 · Fall River County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $59,306
  • RANK-LOWER #18182/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Smithwick
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 84% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 283
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $69,200

Nearest income peer: Smithwick, SD (+ $6,194 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Buffalo Gap

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Buffalo Gap on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Buffalo Gap, SD sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

28th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
283
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,306
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $59,306 and poverty 1.1% concentrate in 57722.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Buffalo Gap as a pure owner town.

Within South Dakota, Orient is the closest lower-income city and Turton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Buffalo Gap.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 57722, is all of Buffalo Gap

There is no split to weigh here: 57722 holds every one of Buffalo Gap's 283 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Buffalo Gap's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 6 establishments, 18 employees , annual payroll $706k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 57722 (6 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Buffalo Gap, SD

These ZIP codes sit in Fall River County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Buffalo Gap. See the Fall River County roll-up →

Every one of the 5 cities sharing Fall River County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Buffalo Gap, Hot Springs, Edgemont and Oelrichs among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Oral marks the far end of that range at $96,146, 62% above Buffalo Gap.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
57722 283 $59,306 6 0
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Buffalo Gap roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Buffalo Gap, .