ZIP 57520 (Agar, SD) truck route planning & crash data

Plan safer truck routes around ZIP 57520: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes here and in Sully County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets.

Plan a safer truck route in ZIP 57520 → See the most dangerous roads Free · no sign-up · built for garbage & roll-off trucks
13
truck crashes since 2015 (Sully County)
1
people injured
2
deaths
1
garbage-truck crashes (7.7%)
0
fatal truck crashes within 10 mi, 2015–24

Where fatal truck crashes happened

No fatal crashes involving a large truck were recorded within 10 miles since 2015.
Fatal crash with a large truck (bigger = more deaths) heat glow = clusters dashed = 10 mi radius 2015–2024, NHTSA FARS

Risk scorecard

0 out of 100
Low truck-crash risk
Fatal truck crashes per resident in Sully County, 2020–2024: 0.00 per 100,000 a year, higher than 0% of US counties.
Truck crashes / 100,000 residents / yr80.5
Share in winter (Nov–Mar)23%
Garbage-truck share of crashes7.7%
South Dakota average
Plan a safer truck route in ZIP 57520
Paste your stops and get a risk score, safer alternatives, and the low bridges on your route. Free.
Open the Route Planner →

Key findings

13
truck crashes reported in Sully County since 2015
0
fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of ZIP 57520 since 2015
1
reported garbage-truck crashes in Sully County since 2015
Sully County
small sample: patterns below come from Sully County

Snapshot

Crashes by month

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Darker = more crashes.

Garbage trucks vs all trucks

7.7%
1 of 13 crashes.
1 of 13 truck crashes since 2015.

Deadliest roads

No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.

The headline for Sully County: 13 truck crashes reported in Sully County since 2015.

Overview

Sully County has recorded 13 truck crashes since 2015, with 1 people injured and 2 killed.

In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 309 days.

When crashes happen

Sully County has too few reported truck crashes for a monthly pattern.

Where crashes happen

No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of ZIP 57520 since 2015.

Garbage & waste trucks

Garbage trucks account for 1 of the truck crashes here, or 7.7%, compared with 1.6% in South Dakota.

Route planning tips for ZIP 57520 fleets

  • Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.

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: 0 truck crashes2006: 0 garbage-truck crashes2007: 0 truck crashes2007: 0 garbage-truck crashes2008: 0 truck crashes2008: 0 garbage-truck crashes2009: 0 truck crashes2009: 0 garbage-truck crashes2010: 1 truck crash2010: 0 garbage-truck crashes2011: 2 truck crashes2011: 0 garbage-truck crashes2012: 0 truck crashes2012: 0 garbage-truck crashes2013: 1 truck crash2013: 0 garbage-truck crashes2014: 0 truck crashes2014: 0 garbage-truck crashes2015: 2 truck crashes2015: 0 garbage-truck crashes2016: 0 truck crashes2016: 0 garbage-truck crashes2017: 1 truck crash2017: 0 garbage-truck crashes2018: 0 truck crashes2018: 0 garbage-truck crashes2019: 0 truck crashes2019: 0 garbage-truck crashes2020: 2 truck crashes2020: 0 garbage-truck crashes2021: 2 truck crashes2021: 0 garbage-truck crashes2022: 2 truck crashes2022: 1 garbage-truck crash2023: 1 truck crash2023: 0 garbage-truck crashes2024: 0 truck crashes2024: 0 garbage-truck crashes2025: 3 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 Sully County

Jan: 7.7% of truck crashesFeb: 0.0% of truck crashesMar: 0.0% of truck crashesApr: 0.0% of truck crashesMay: 15.4% of truck crashesJun: 23.1% of truck crashesJul: 7.7% of truck crashesAug: 15.4% of truck crashesSep: 7.7% of truck crashesOct: 7.7% of truck crashesNov: 15.4% of truck crashesDec: 0.0% of truck crashes JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
All trucks (share of crashes by month)Winter (Nov–Mar)

Most dangerous roads for trucks

No fatal crashes involving a large truck with a road name were recorded within 10 miles since 2015.

Roads named most in all truck crash reports

RoadTruck crashes since 2015 (Sully County)
US-838
Sd Hwy 18043
Ave1

ZIP 57520 at a glance

Population118
Density0 per sq mi
Median household income$50,417
Median home value$165,772
Home ownership66%

Historical data: truck crashes in Sully 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: 4 reported truck crashes1997: 2 reported truck crashes1999: 3 reported truck crashes2000: 2 reported truck crashes2001: 2 reported truck crashes2003: 1 reported truck crash2004: 2 reported truck crashes2010: 1 reported truck crash2011: 2 reported truck crashes2013: 1 reported truck crash2015: 2 reported truck crashes2017: 1 reported truck crash2020: 2 reported truck crashes2021: 2 reported truck crashes2022: 2 reported truck crashes2023: 1 reported truck crash2025: 3 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: 1 fatal truck crash1991: 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: 1 fatal truck crash2000: 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: 0 fatal truck crashes2022: 0 fatal truck crashes2023: 0 fatal truck crashes2024: 0 fatal truck crashes 198519901995200020052010201520202025
All reported truck crashes in Sully County (FMCSA)Fatal truck crashes in Sully County (FARS, separate scale, max 1)incomplete reporting
DecadeTruck crashes / yrChangeFatal crashes / yr (FARS)
1990s2—0.2
2000s1-69%0.0
2010s1+0%0.0
2020s2+138%0.0

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.

Plan a safer truck route in ZIP 57520
Paste your stops and get a risk score, safer alternatives, and the low bridges on your route. Free.
Open the Route Planner →

Nearby ZIP codes

ZIP 57564ZIP 57442ZIP 57501ZIP 57522ZIP 57455ZIP 57420ZIP 57450ZIP 57652ZIP 57601ZIP 57536Sully CountySouth Dakota

Questions fleets ask about ZIP 57520

How many truck crashes happen in ZIP 57520?

Since 2015, 13 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Sully County (1 injured, 2 killed).

How many garbage truck accidents happen in ZIP 57520?

Since 2015, Sully County has reported 1 garbage-truck crash, or 7.7% of its truck crashes.

What is the best way to plan truck routes in ZIP 57520?

Use the free Route Planner: enter your stops to get a risk score, safer alternatives and the low bridges on your route.

2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.