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Wessington, SD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wessington, SD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 490. 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 WESSINGTON-SD · Wessington, SD 1 ZIPs · 490 pop · #9507/25278 · Beadle County

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

  • INC-HIGH $79,231
  • RANK-UPPER #9507/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Yale
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 61% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 490
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $139,300

Nearest income peer: Yale, SD ( $2,981 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 Wessington

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

median HH income

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

National city placement

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

Top 38%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
490
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$79,231
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 57381 (490 residents). Household income $79,231 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (60.9%) for this income tier, rent $523 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

Wessington's single ZIP 57381 carries the town

Wessington is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 57381 is the entire residential footprint (490 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 Wessington's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 19 establishments, 51 employees , annual payroll $2,262k (~39 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 57381 (19 units) ; leading NAICS Finance and insurance (4) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Wessington, SD

These ZIP codes sit in Beadle County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Wessington. See the Beadle County roll-up →

Wessington sits in the upper half of Beadle County on income: Huron, Wolsey and Cavour report less, while Hitchcock and Virgil report more. Virgil marks the far end of that range at $107,031, 35% above Wessington.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
57381 490 $79,231 19 1
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Wessington 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 Wessington, .