PlainZIP

Letcher, SD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Letcher, SD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 649. 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 LETCHER-SD · Letcher, SD 1 ZIPs · 649 pop · #3449/25278 · Aurora County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-HIGH $106,818
  • RANK-TOP #3449/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Plankinton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 649
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $166,800

Nearest income peer: Plankinton, SD ( $32,130 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 Letcher

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

Top 14%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
649
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$106,818
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $106,818 and home value $166,800 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 29.8%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.6%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Letcher's single ZIP 57359 carries the town

Letcher is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 57359 is the entire residential footprint (649 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Letcher's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 15 establishments, 46 employees , annual payroll $2,019k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 57359 (15 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Letcher, SD

These ZIP codes sit in Aurora County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Letcher. See the Aurora County roll-up →

No other city sharing Aurora County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Letcher. Plankinton, White Lake and Stickney sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. White Lake marks the far end of that range at $62,917, 41% below Letcher.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
57359 649 $106,818 15 2
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Letcher 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 Letcher, .