ZIP Code 57716 — Batesland town, SD Demographics & Data

ZIP code 57716 covers Batesland, SD in Oglala Lakota County with a population of about 381.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 47.0 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 605; U.S. House district SD-00; the RAPID CITY media market.

Median household income in ZIP 57716 is about $83,964 — about 12% above the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 19.2%; unemployment rate near 1.6%; 37.6% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 3.9 points above the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Agriculture, Healthcare, and Public administration; about 12.3% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 2.9 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 100.0% (about 34.6 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Batesland town, SD as Relatively Low (composite score 49.8), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (96.9) and flood (19.0). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Batesland town, SD show little to no average snow and around 20.5 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 23 for ZIP 57716 (Batesland town, SD) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.