Scenic, SD · standard
ZIP Code 57780
Pennington County, South Dakota - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 102
- 0/sq mi
- $40,192
- Median income
- 11.6%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Scenic pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 6th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 0
- people per sq mi
- 62%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 57780 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 57780 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Scenic, Pennington County, South Dakota, home to just 102 residents across 1020.0 square miles, a density of 0 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 57780 reports a modest median household income of $40,192 (48% below the South Dakota average), while per-capita income is $34,664. Poverty here runs at 38.6%, with unemployment measured at 0.0%. On housing, the median home value is - with median rent at - per month, and 62.0% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 11.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 57.8, and the average commute is -. Use the benchmarks above to see where 57780 sits relative to South Dakota and the national baseline rather than viewing the numbers in isolation.
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 57780, Scenic, 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
102
Population
1020.0
Area (sq mi)
0
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 57780?
57.8
Median Age
74.3%
Male
25.7%
Female
0.0%
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?
$40,192
Median Household Income
-48% vs state
$34,664
Per Capita Income
38.6%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 57780 ranks nationally
Scenic, SD household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$40,192 6th percentile higher than 6% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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?
66
Total Housing Units
50
Occupied Units
16
Vacant Units
1.40
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1963
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
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