Residential delivery area · South Dakota
ZIP Code 57446: Hecla, SD
ZIP code 57446 uses the postal name Hecla, South Dakota and lies entirely in Brown County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 220 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $44,375 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, under 1% of its land lies in Hecla; more than 99% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Hecla · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Brown County
- Census places
- Hecla
- Micro area
- Aberdeen, SD
- House district
- SD at large 119th Congress
- State
- South Dakota
- Time zone
- Central
- Land area
- 155.5 sq mi · 1 person per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 57446?
57446 centers on 45.871°, -98.153° and covers 155.5 square miles of land plus 5.3 of water. It borders 7 ZIP codes: 57449, 57432, 57421, 58474, 57441, 58017, 57430.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 57446, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 57446 compare with the rest of Brown County?
| Measure | 57446 | In Brown County | In SD |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 223 | 17th of 20 | 294th of 375 |
| Median household income | $44k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $50k | not ranked | not ranked |
57446's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (223). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 5% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).
How many people live in 57446?
The 2020 Census counted 369 people in 57446; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 223. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 21.8% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 223±105 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 369−21.8% since 2010 (472)
- Households
- 134
- Median age
- 66.1
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).
Who lives in 57446?
Of the 223 people the ACS estimates in 57446, 3.1% are under 18 and 53.8% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (87.4%).
- Under 183.1%
- 18 to 6443.0%
- 65 and older53.8%
- White, not Hispanic87.4%
- Asian, not Hispanic8.5%
- Hispanic or Latino3.6%
- Other or two or more0.4%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.
What do households in 57446 earn?
Median household income is $44,375 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($67,000 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.
- Median household income
- $44,375±$37,002
- Income per person
- $40,291
- Below the poverty line
- 2.2%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 0.0%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 10.6%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $94,589180 returns; wages 28% of AGI (IRS)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).
What are homes worth in 57446?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $50,400
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 94.8%
- Housing units
- 249
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 57446?
10 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 fewer than in 2018; the most are in wholesale trade (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
- Wholesale trade3
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).
Which ZIP codes are next to 57446?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57449 | Houghton | 357 | $150k | 10.0 mi |
| 57432 | Claremont | 507 | $113k | 14.2 mi |
| 57421 | Amherst | 75 | – | 14.3 mi |
| 58474 | Oakes, ND | 2,656 | $73k | 16.0 mi |
| 57441 | Frederick | 670 | $108k | 17.6 mi |
| 58017 | Cogswell, ND | 296 | $61k | 18.7 mi |
| 57430 | Britton | 1,828 | $71k | 21.0 mi |
| 57433 | Columbia | 318 | $50k | 18.0 mi (near) |
| 57426 | Barnard | 42 | $79k | 18.9 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.