| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 701 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:02 PM |
| Population: | 8,380 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 38057 |
| Land Area: | 1,129 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 70 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 47.2909, -101.7558 |
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8,380 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 1,129 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 8,657 to 8,380 from 2014 to 2024 — a -3.2% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 58580 (Zap, $110,347 median) and poorest ZIP 58571 (Stanton, $61,250) are 26.7 miles apart — a 1.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.9× across this county — from $132,300 in 58571 (Stanton) to $246,900 in 58580 (Zap).
Density varies 6× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 58541 (Golden Valley) to 11 in 58523 (Beulah).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.0% bachelor's+ in 58571 (Stanton) to 27.5% in 58545 (Hazen) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within North Dakota, this is the #17 most populous of 64 counties and ranks #15 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $82,721 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
23.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,394 of 5,970 reporting).
5 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.