Lake Norden is a city in Hamlin County, South Dakota, home to about 889 people across 0.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 57248.
Homes sold for a median of $702 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Lake Norden; also Lake Poinsett
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lake Norden. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)196 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Watertown Regional Airport (ATY)23 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN195 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL515 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lake Norden; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Lake Norden had 554 residents in the 2020 census, up 28% since 2000.
It’s the 93rd largest of 440 towns in South Dakota by population.
Hamlin County grew from 5,945 residents in 1900 to 6,164 in 2020.
Hamlin County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 3°F. About 24.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Castlewood #2, SD weather station (13 miles away).
1,725 jobs at 213 businesses in Hamlin County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lake Norden.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Chiropractors | 2 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (1 nearby)
Museums (3 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Lake Poinsett.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.