ZIP 57339 (Fort Thompson, SD) truck route planning & crash data

Plan safer truck routes around ZIP 57339: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes here and in Buffalo County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets.

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19
truck crashes since 2015 (Buffalo County)
1
people injured
1
deaths
0
garbage-truck crashes (0.0%)
1
fatal truck crashes within 10 mi, 2015–24

Where fatal truck crashes happened

Fatal crash with a large truck (bigger = more deaths) heat glow = clusters dashed = 10 mi radius 2015–2024, NHTSA FARS

Risk scorecard

93 out of 100
High truck-crash risk
Fatal truck crashes per resident in Buffalo County, 2020–2024: 10.96 per 100,000 a year, higher than 93% of US counties.
Truck crashes / 100,000 residents / yr74.7
Share in winter (Nov–Mar)27%
Garbage-truck share of crashes0.0%
South Dakota average
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Key findings

19
reported truck crashes in Buffalo County since 2015
1
fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of ZIP 57339 since 2015
0
garbage-truck crashes reported in Buffalo County since 2015
Buffalo County
small sample: patterns below come from Buffalo County

Snapshot

Crashes by month

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Darker = more crashes.

Garbage trucks vs all trucks

0.0%
0 of 19 crashes.
0 of 19 truck crashes since 2015.

Deadliest roads

CR-BIA Rt 41

What stands out in Buffalo County: 19 reported truck crashes in Buffalo County since 2015.

Overview

Buffalo County has recorded 19 truck crashes since 2015, with 1 people injured and 1 killed.

Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 268 days.

When crashes happen

Monthly patterns need more crashes than Buffalo County has on record.

Where crashes happen

Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of ZIP 57339 happened on CR-BIA Rt 4 (1); no road leads clearly.

Garbage & waste trucks

No crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Buffalo County since 2015.

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About the data

Crash counts come from the FMCSA crash file (police-reported crashes involving trucks over 10,000 lb); fatal-crash locations come from NHTSA FARS. Text on this page states only what these numbers show.

Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks

2005: 0 truck crashes2005: 0 garbage-truck crashes2006: 1 truck crash2006: 0 garbage-truck crashes2007: 0 truck crashes2007: 0 garbage-truck crashes2008: 0 truck crashes2008: 0 garbage-truck crashes2009: 1 truck crash2009: 0 garbage-truck crashes2010: 2 truck crashes2010: 0 garbage-truck crashes2011: 1 truck crash2011: 0 garbage-truck crashes2012: 0 truck crashes2012: 0 garbage-truck crashes2013: 0 truck crashes2013: 0 garbage-truck crashes2014: 2 truck crashes2014: 0 garbage-truck crashes2015: 1 truck crash2015: 0 garbage-truck crashes2016: 2 truck crashes2016: 0 garbage-truck crashes2017: 3 truck crashes2017: 0 garbage-truck crashes2018: 0 truck crashes2018: 0 garbage-truck crashes2019: 3 truck crashes2019: 0 garbage-truck crashes2020: 1 truck crash2020: 0 garbage-truck crashes2021: 1 truck crash2021: 0 garbage-truck crashes2022: 0 truck crashes2022: 0 garbage-truck crashes2023: 1 truck crash2023: 0 garbage-truck crashes2024: 1 truck crash2024: 0 garbage-truck crashes2025: 2 truck crashes2025: 0 garbage-truck crashes2026: 4 truck crashes2026: 0 garbage-truck crashes 20052008201120142017202020232026
All commercial trucksGarbage / refuse trucksincomplete reporting

Seasonality: when trucks crash in Buffalo County

Jan: 0.0% of truck crashesFeb: 5.3% of truck crashesMar: 0.0% of truck crashesApr: 5.3% of truck crashesMay: 0.0% of truck crashesJun: 10.5% of truck crashesJul: 21.1% of truck crashesAug: 26.3% of truck crashesSep: 10.5% of truck crashesOct: 5.3% of truck crashesNov: 15.8% of truck crashesDec: 0.0% of truck crashes JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
All trucks (share of crashes by month)Winter (Nov–Mar)

Most dangerous roads for trucks

RoadFatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles)
CR-BIA Rt 41

Roads named most in all truck crash reports

RoadTruck crashes since 2015 (Buffalo County)
Sd Hwy 3412
Sd Hwy 456
Sd Hwy 501

ZIP 57339 at a glance

Population1,390
Density10 per sq mi
Median household income$46,136
Home ownership44%

Historical data: truck crashes in Buffalo County since the 1990s

Combines the FMCSA crash file (all reported truck crashes, real coverage from about 1990) with NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes involving a large truck, 1982–2024).

1996: 1 reported truck crash1997: 2 reported truck crashes1999: 1 reported truck crash2001: 1 reported truck crash2006: 1 reported truck crash2009: 1 reported truck crash2010: 2 reported truck crashes2011: 1 reported truck crash2014: 2 reported truck crashes2015: 1 reported truck crash2016: 2 reported truck crashes2017: 3 reported truck crashes2019: 3 reported truck crashes2020: 1 reported truck crash2021: 1 reported truck crash2023: 1 reported truck crash2024: 1 reported truck crash2025: 2 reported truck crashes 1982: 0 fatal truck crashes1983: 1 fatal truck crash1984: 0 fatal truck crashes1985: 0 fatal truck crashes1986: 0 fatal truck crashes1987: 0 fatal truck crashes1988: 0 fatal truck crashes1989: 0 fatal truck crashes1990: 0 fatal truck crashes1991: 0 fatal truck crashes1992: 0 fatal truck crashes1993: 0 fatal truck crashes1994: 0 fatal truck crashes1995: 0 fatal truck crashes1996: 0 fatal truck crashes1997: 1 fatal truck crash1998: 0 fatal truck crashes1999: 0 fatal truck crashes2000: 0 fatal truck crashes2001: 0 fatal truck crashes2002: 0 fatal truck crashes2003: 0 fatal truck crashes2004: 0 fatal truck crashes2005: 0 fatal truck crashes2006: 0 fatal truck crashes2007: 0 fatal truck crashes2008: 0 fatal truck crashes2009: 0 fatal truck crashes2010: 0 fatal truck crashes2011: 0 fatal truck crashes2012: 0 fatal truck crashes2013: 0 fatal truck crashes2014: 0 fatal truck crashes2015: 0 fatal truck crashes2016: 0 fatal truck crashes2017: 0 fatal truck crashes2018: 0 fatal truck crashes2019: 0 fatal truck crashes2020: 0 fatal truck crashes2021: 1 fatal truck crash2022: 0 fatal truck crashes2023: 0 fatal truck crashes2024: 0 fatal truck crashes 198519901995200020052010201520202025
All reported truck crashes in Buffalo County (FMCSA)Fatal truck crashes in Buffalo County (FARS, separate scale, max 1)incomplete reporting
DecadeTruck crashes / yrChangeFatal crashes / yr (FARS)
1990s1—0.1
2000s0-70%0.0
2010s1+367%0.0
2020s1-29%0.2

Reported truck crashes averaged 1 a year in the 1990s and 1 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. NHTSA counts 0.0 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.2 a year in 2020–24.

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Nearby ZIP codes

ZIP 57548ZIP 57346ZIP 57341ZIP 57569ZIP 57325ZIP 57365ZIP 57540ZIP 57371ZIP 57544ZIP 57536Buffalo CountySouth Dakota

Questions fleets ask about ZIP 57339

How many truck accidents are there in ZIP 57339?

Buffalo County has had 19 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 1 people and killing 1.

Are garbage truck crashes common in ZIP 57339?

Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Buffalo County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).

How can I plan a safer truck route in ZIP 57339?

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2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.