PlainZIP

Lead, SD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lead, SD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,793. 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 LEAD-SD · Lead, SD 1 ZIPs · 3,793 pop · #14864/25278 · Lawrence County

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

  • INC-MID $66,250
  • RANK-MID #14864/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Spearfish
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,793
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $218,000

Nearest income peer: Spearfish, SD (+ $8,594 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 Lead

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

41st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,793
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$66,250
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 $66,250 and poverty 9.6% concentrate in 57754.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Lead as a pure owner town.

Within South Dakota, Redfield is the closest lower-income city and Brookings the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lead.

Population concentration

Lead's single ZIP 57754 carries the town

Lead is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 57754 is the entire residential footprint (3,793 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Lead's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 126 establishments, 941 employees , annual payroll $52,023k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 57754 (126 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (25) · also Construction · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Lead, SD

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

Lead sits in the lower half of Lawrence County on income: Spearfish, Whitewood and Nemo report more, and only Deadwood reports less. Deadwood marks the far end of that range at $43,636, 34% below Lead.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
57754 3,793 $66,250 126 6
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Lead 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 Lead, .