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Lake Preston, SD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lake Preston, SD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 994. 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 LAKE-PRESTON-SD · Lake Preston, SD 1 ZIPs · 994 pop · #16269/25278 · Kingsbury County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $63,182
  • RANK-LOWER #16269/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Badger
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 994
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $193,300

Nearest income peer: Badger, SD (+ $1,818 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 Lake Preston

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lake Preston 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, Lake Preston, SD sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

36th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
994
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,182
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 $63,182 and poverty 14.5% concentrate in 57249.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Lake Preston as a pure owner town.

Within South Dakota, Kimball is the closest lower-income city and New Effington the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lake Preston.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 57249, is all of Lake Preston

There is no split to weigh here: 57249 holds every one of Lake Preston's 994 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Lake Preston's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 31 establishments, 125 employees , annual payroll $6,082k (~31 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 57249 (31 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (8) · also Finance and insurance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Lake Preston, SD

These ZIP codes sit in Kingsbury County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Lake Preston. See the Kingsbury County roll-up →

Lake Preston sits in the lower half of Kingsbury County on income: Arlington, De Smet and Iroquois report more, and only Oldham reports less. Arlington marks the far end of that range at $93,750, 48% above Lake Preston.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
57249 994 $63,182 31 3
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Lake Preston 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 Lake Preston, .