ZIP 57442 (Gettysburg, SD) truck route planning & crash data

Plan safer truck routes around ZIP 57442: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes here and in Potter County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets.

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16
truck crashes since 2015 (Potter County)
2
people injured
2
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

89 out of 100
High truck-crash risk
Fatal truck crashes per resident in Potter County, 2020–2024: 8.33 per 100,000 a year, higher than 89% of US counties.
Truck crashes / 100,000 residents / yr60.6
Share in winter (Nov–Mar)38%
Garbage-truck share of crashes0.0%
South Dakota average
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Key findings

16
truck crashes reported in Potter County since 2015
1
fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of ZIP 57442 since 2015
0
crashes involving a garbage truck in Potter County since 2015
Potter County
not enough local crashes for patterns; see Potter County figures below

Snapshot

Crashes by month

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Darker = more crashes.

Garbage trucks vs all trucks

0.0%
0 of 16 crashes.
0 of 16 truck crashes since 2015.

Deadliest roads

US-2121

What stands out in Potter County: 16 truck crashes reported in Potter County since 2015.

Overview

Police reported 16 crashes involving commercial trucks in Potter County since 2015: 2 people were injured and 2 were killed.

In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 251 days.

When crashes happen

There are too few truck crashes in Potter County to show a reliable monthly pattern.

Where crashes happen

Roads with fatal crashes involving a large truck within 10 miles of ZIP 57442 since 2015: US-212 (1). No single road stands out.

Garbage & waste trucks

Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Potter County.

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About the data

Sources: the FMCSA crash file for all reported truck crashes and NHTSA FARS for fatal crashes with a large truck. Every statement here comes straight from those numbers.

Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks

2005: 0 truck crashes2005: 0 garbage-truck crashes2006: 0 truck crashes2006: 0 garbage-truck crashes2007: 0 truck crashes2007: 0 garbage-truck crashes2008: 3 truck crashes2008: 1 garbage-truck crash2009: 0 truck crashes2009: 0 garbage-truck crashes2010: 5 truck crashes2010: 0 garbage-truck crashes2011: 4 truck crashes2011: 0 garbage-truck crashes2012: 2 truck crashes2012: 0 garbage-truck crashes2013: 0 truck crashes2013: 0 garbage-truck crashes2014: 0 truck crashes2014: 0 garbage-truck crashes2015: 3 truck crashes2015: 0 garbage-truck crashes2016: 0 truck crashes2016: 0 garbage-truck crashes2017: 2 truck crashes2017: 0 garbage-truck crashes2018: 1 truck crash2018: 0 garbage-truck crashes2019: 0 truck crashes2019: 0 garbage-truck crashes2020: 2 truck crashes2020: 0 garbage-truck crashes2021: 0 truck crashes2021: 0 garbage-truck crashes2022: 2 truck crashes2022: 0 garbage-truck crashes2023: 3 truck crashes2023: 0 garbage-truck crashes2024: 1 truck crash2024: 0 garbage-truck crashes2025: 2 truck crashes2025: 0 garbage-truck crashes2026: 0 truck crashes2026: 0 garbage-truck crashes 20052008201120142017202020232026
All commercial trucksGarbage / refuse trucks (×5 scale)incomplete reporting

Seasonality: when trucks crash in Potter County

Jan: 0.0% of truck crashesFeb: 6.3% of truck crashesMar: 0.0% of truck crashesApr: 6.3% of truck crashesMay: 12.5% of truck crashesJun: 6.3% of truck crashesJul: 12.5% of truck crashesAug: 0.0% of truck crashesSep: 6.3% of truck crashesOct: 18.8% of truck crashesNov: 6.3% of truck crashesDec: 25.0% 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)
US-2121

Roads named most in all truck crash reports

RoadTruck crashes since 2015 (Potter County)
US-2126
US-834
Us Hwy 212 22
Ave1

ZIP 57442 at a glance

Population1,772
Density1 per sq mi
Median household income$65,625
Median home value$136,984
Home ownership81%

Waste facilities and haulers nearby

Recycling centers in Potter County

Historical data: truck crashes in Potter 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: 4 reported truck crashes1998: 2 reported truck crashes1999: 2 reported truck crashes2000: 1 reported truck crash2002: 2 reported truck crashes2003: 6 reported truck crashes2008: 3 reported truck crashes2010: 5 reported truck crashes2011: 4 reported truck crashes2012: 2 reported truck crashes2015: 3 reported truck crashes2017: 2 reported truck crashes2018: 1 reported truck crash2020: 2 reported truck crashes2022: 2 reported truck crashes2023: 3 reported truck crashes2024: 1 reported truck crash2025: 2 reported truck crashes 1982: 0 fatal truck crashes1983: 0 fatal truck crashes1984: 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: 0 fatal truck crashes1998: 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: 1 fatal truck crash2021: 0 fatal truck crashes2022: 0 fatal truck crashes2023: 0 fatal truck crashes2024: 0 fatal truck crashes 198519901995200020052010201520202025
All reported truck crashes in Potter County (FMCSA)Fatal truck crashes in Potter County (FARS, separate scale, max 1)incomplete reporting
DecadeTruck crashes / yrChangeFatal crashes / yr (FARS)
1990s2—0.0
2000s1-47%0.0
2010s2+42%0.0
2020s2-2%0.2

From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 2 to 2. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. Fatal large-truck crashes: 0.0 a year in 2016–19, 0.2 a year in 2020–24.

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Nearby ZIP codes

ZIP 57520ZIP 57420ZIP 57450ZIP 57601ZIP 57564ZIP 57455ZIP 57472ZIP 57652ZIP 57475ZIP 57473Potter CountySouth Dakota

Questions fleets ask about ZIP 57442

How many truck crashes happen in ZIP 57442?

Since 2015, 16 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Potter County (2 injured, 2 killed).

Are garbage truck crashes common in ZIP 57442?

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

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2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.