Summit, SD · standard
ZIP Code 57266
Roberts County, South Dakota - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 607
- 2/sq mi
- $72,500
- Median income
- $162,500
- Median home value
- 14.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Summit pairs an above-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 49%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 31th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 74%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 57266 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 57266 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Summit, Roberts County, South Dakota, home to just 607 residents across 337.2 square miles, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 57266 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $72,500 (5% below the South Dakota average), while per-capita income is $27,829. Local economic indicators show a 17.9% poverty rate alongside 2.9% unemployment. Median home value sits at $162,500 (15% below the state average), median rent at $775 a month, and owner-occupancy at 74.3%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 14.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 33.7, and the average commute is 25 minutes. To put 57266 in local context, 2 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles appear further down this page alongside 6 additional ZIPs in Roberts County, for a geography-aware comparison.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 57266, Summit, SD · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
607
Population
337.2
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 57266?
33.7
Median Age
57.5%
Male
42.5%
Female
1.1%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$72,500
Median Household Income
-5% vs state
$27,829
Per Capita Income
17.9%
Poverty Rate
2.9%
Unemployment Rate
25.3 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 57266 ranks nationally
Summit, SD household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$72,500 Top 49% higher than 51% of 30,318 US ZIPs
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
254
Total Housing Units
206
Occupied Units
48
Vacant Units
3.04
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$162,500
Median Home Value
-15% vs state
$775
Median Rent
1953
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 19 business establishments in ZIP 57266, employing approximately 116 people with a combined annual payroll of $6,323,000.
19
Businesses
116
Employees
$6.3M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 5 | 26.3% |
| Retail trade | 3 | 15.8% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 57266 vs 57256 →
ZIP 57266 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 57266
Summit (57266)
607 residents
- 57263
South Shore (57263)
450 residents
- 57256 127
Ortley (57256)
127 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 57266 ranks the most populous - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 57266 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 57266
Summit (57266)
$72,500 median income
- 57256
Ortley (57256)
$66,500 median income
- 57263
South Shore (57263)
$58,214 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 57266 ranks the highest of 3 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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