| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 701 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:21 PM |
| Population: | 9,702 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 38061 |
| Land Area: | 2,018 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 180 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 48.1715, -102.3837 |
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9,702 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 2,018 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 9,137 to 9,702 from 2014 to 2024 — a +6.2% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 58784 (Stanley, $116,616 median) and poorest ZIP 58769 (Palermo, $36,875) are 12.0 miles apart — a 3.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.3× across this county — from $114,900 in 58794 (White Earth) to $258,600 in 58784 (Stanley).
Density varies 13× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 58769 (Palermo) to 9 in 58784 (Stanley).
Educational attainment ranges from 0.9% bachelor's+ in 58769 (Palermo) to 36.6% in 58794 (White Earth) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within North Dakota, this is the #16 most populous of 64 counties and ranks #29 for median household income with the #12 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $78,531 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
23.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,438 of 6,121 reporting).
7 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
Median household income spans 3.2× between the wealthiest and poorest ZIPs — a sign of significant intra-county inequality.
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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58763 | New Town | Standard | 4,426 | $58,110 | 656.9 | 16.0% |
| 58784 | Stanley | Standard | 2,756 | $116,616 | 312.4 | 3.9% |
| 58770 | Parshall | Standard | 1,369 | $65,341 | 306.9 | -0.7% |
| 58771 | Plaza | Standard | 585 | $88,558 | 238.4 | -5.0% |
| 58776 | Ross | Standard | 264 | $83,155 | 197.6 | 20.5% |
| 58769 | Palermo | Standard | 154 | $36,875 | 218.8 | -56.4% |
| 58794 | White Earth | Standard | 148 | $97,500 | 87.3 | 45.1% |