ZIP 57656 (Timber Lake, SD) truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes around ZIP 57656: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes here and in Dewey County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 12 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
What stands out in Dewey County: 12 reported truck crashes in Dewey County since 2015.
Overview
Since 2015, 12 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Dewey County. They injured 3 people and killed 3.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 335 days.
When crashes happen
Dewey County has too few reported truck crashes for a monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of ZIP 57656 happened on SR-63 (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Dewey County since 2015.
Route planning tips for ZIP 57656 fleets
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
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
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Dewey County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-63 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Dewey County) |
|---|---|
| US-212 | 6 |
| Sd Hwy 20 | 2 |
| Sd Hwy 63 | 2 |
| Ave | 1 |
ZIP 57656 at a glance
| Population | 1,000 |
| Density | 1 per sq mi |
| Median household income | $66,094 |
| Median home value | $81,899 |
| Home ownership | 71% |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Dewey 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).
| Decade | Truck crashes / yr | Change | Fatal crashes / yr (FARS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | — | 0.1 |
| 2000s | 1 | +33% | 0.1 |
| 2010s | 2 | +88% | 0.2 |
| 2020s | 1 | -22% | 0.4 |
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. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.2 a year in 2016–19 and 0.4 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby ZIP codes
Questions fleets ask about ZIP 57656
How many truck accidents are there in ZIP 57656?
Since 2015, 12 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Dewey County (3 injured, 3 killed).
How many garbage truck crashes are there in ZIP 57656?
Since 2015, Dewey County has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.
How can I plan a safer truck route in ZIP 57656?
The free Route Planner takes your stops and returns a route risk score, safer alternatives and low-bridge warnings.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.