2,116 residents live across 2 ZIPs covering 792 sq mi, served by 2 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 2,216 to 2,116 from 2014 to 2024 — a -4.5% change. 0 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 58649 (Reeder, $68,839 median) and poorest ZIP 58639 (Hettinger, $63,636) are 20.5 miles apart — a 1.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.6× across this county — from $72,500 in 58649 (Reeder) to $116,500 in 58639 (Hettinger).
Density varies 2× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 58649 (Reeder) to 3 in 58639 (Hettinger).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.6% bachelor's+ in 58649 (Reeder) to 25.9% in 58639 (Hettinger) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within North Dakota, this is the #62 most populous of 64 counties and ranks #45 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $64,506 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
22.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (349 of 1,529 reporting).
2 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
Adams County lost 9.9% of residents between 2014 and 2024.