| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 701 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:01 PM |
| Population: | 3,536 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 38031 |
| Land Area: | 739 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 18 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 47.5197, -98.7797 |
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3,536 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 739 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 3,472 to 3,536 from 2014 to 2024 — a +1.8% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 58421 (Carrington, $89,097 median) and poorest ZIP 58464 (Mchenry, $55,938) are 25.5 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.6× across this county — from $109,400 in 58445 (Grace City) to $171,200 in 58421 (Carrington).
Density varies 5× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 58443 (Glenfield) to 7 in 58421 (Carrington).
Educational attainment ranges from 11.8% bachelor's+ in 58443 (Glenfield) to 30.3% in 58421 (Carrington) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within North Dakota, this is the #28 most populous of 64 counties and ranks #39 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $85,204 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
28.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (736 of 2,627 reporting).
4 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.