ZIP Code 57794

ZIP code 57794 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 131.4 square miles in Wounded Knee, Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota. The area is home to 644 residents, producing a population density of 5 people per square mile, and falls within the Denver time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 57794 against South Dakota and the nation.

On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 57794 sits at —, while per-capita income is $2,850. The poverty rate stands at 96.6% and the unemployment rate at 76.0%. On housing, the median home value is — with median rent at — per month, and 57.4% of occupied units are owner-occupied — a direct signal of whether 57794 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.

Education and household profile round out the picture: 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 22.1, and the average commute is —. We also surface 1 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Oglala Lakota County, so you can benchmark 57794 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data — no estimates, no proprietary scoring.