| ZIP Codes: | 10 ZIP Codes (10 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 701 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:21 PM |
| Population: | 11,717 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 38071 |
| Land Area: | 1,524 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 124 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 48.2977, -98.7226 |
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11,717 residents live across 10 ZIPs covering 1,524 sq mi, served by 10 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 11,772 to 11,717 from 2014 to 2024 — a -0.5% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 58327 (Crary, $96,157 median) and poorest ZIP 58301 (Devils Lake, $59,515) are 15.1 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.8× across this county — from $92,900 in 58330 (Edmore) to $256,800 in 58321 (Brocket).
Density varies 39× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 58377 (Starkweather) to 30 in 58301 (Devils Lake).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.6% bachelor's+ in 58382 (Webster) to 67.6% in 58325 (Churchs Ferry) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within North Dakota, this is the #12 most populous of 64 counties and ranks #27 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $62,676 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
25.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,081 of 8,048 reporting).
10 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58301 | Devils Lake | Standard | 10,100 | $59,515 | 332.3 | 2.7% |
| 58330 | Edmore | Standard | 437 | $70,986 | 200.9 | 23.8% |
| 58327 | Crary | Standard | 414 | $96,157 | 162.5 | 5.3% |
| 58377 | Starkweather | Standard | 177 | $91,667 | 224.3 | -56.2% |
| 58321 | Brocket | Standard | 140 | $95,000 | 120.0 | -43.3% |
| 58345 | Lawton | Standard | 120 | $93,750 | 136.1 | -12.4% |
| 58382 | Webster | Standard | 108 | $70,536 | 127.3 | -41.0% |
| 58338 | Hampden | Standard | 106 | $64,531 | 77.4 | -10.2% |
| 58325 | Churchs Ferry | Standard | 102 | — | 106.2 | 45.7% |
| 58362 | Penn | Standard | 13 | — | 37.2 | -63.9% |