| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 605 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:14:56 PM |
| Population: | 977 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 46075 |
| Land Area: | 905 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 43.9369, -100.7588 |
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977 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 905 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 774 to 977 from 2014 to 2024 — a +26.2% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 57559 (Murdo, $66,818 median) and poorest ZIP 57531 (Draper, $60,625) are 12.4 miles apart — a 1.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 13.9× across this county — from $9,999 in 57562 (Okaton) to $139,300 in 57559 (Murdo).
Educational attainment ranges from 21.5% bachelor's+ in 57559 (Murdo) to 72.2% in 57562 (Okaton) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within South Dakota, this is the #72 most populous of 77 counties and ranks #60 for median household income with the #3 fastest decade growth .
On the national stage, Jones County is and #88 for decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $65,751 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
27.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (170 of 614 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.