| ZIP Codes: | 11 ZIP Codes (9 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 701 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:01 PM |
| Population: | 5,546 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 38005 |
| Land Area: | 1,490 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 60 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 48.0634, -99.2677 |
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5,546 residents live across 11 ZIPs covering 1,490 sq mi, served by 11 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 6,521 to 5,546 from 2014 to 2024 — a -15.0% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 7 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 58381 (Warwick, $90,500 median) and poorest ZIP 58379 (Tokio, $42,333) are 5.3 miles apart — a 2.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 9.7× across this county — from $22,800 in 58335 (Fort Totten) to $220,600 in 58343 (Knox).
Density varies 86× across the county — from 0 people/sq mi in 58386 (York) to 39 in 58335 (Fort Totten).
Educational attainment ranges from 1.7% bachelor's+ in 58335 (Fort Totten) to 43.4% in 58381 (Warwick) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within North Dakota, this is the #22 most populous of 64 counties and ranks #50 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $65,210 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
20.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (657 of 3,195 reporting).
9 Standard delivery, 2 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.
Benson County lost 15.0% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58335 | Fort Totten | PO Box | 1,177 | — | 30.3 | -30.3% |
| 58370 | Saint Michael | Standard | 1,108 | $43,750 | 63.1 | -19.9% |
| 58348 | Maddock | Standard | 793 | $62,563 | 274.3 | 8.3% |
| 58346 | Leeds | Standard | 606 | $85,469 | 212.0 | -2.7% |
| 58381 | Warwick | Standard | 482 | $90,500 | 204.6 | 49.7% |
| 58357 | Oberon | Standard | 440 | $76,458 | 128.6 | 14.0% |
| 58351 | Minnewaukan | Standard | 380 | $72,917 | 165.9 | -23.1% |
| 58379 | Tokio | PO Box | 247 | $42,333 | 6.4 | -33.1% |
| 58332 | Esmond | Standard | 182 | $53,750 | 201.6 | -37.9% |
| 58343 | Knox | Standard | 67 | — | 62.0 | 9.8% |
| 58386 | York | Standard | 64 | $85,000 | 141.3 | -62.4% |