| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 701 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:03 PM |
| Population: | 5,457 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 38073 |
| Land Area: | 720 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 46.5110, -97.6710 |
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5,457 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 720 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 5,157 to 5,457 from 2014 to 2024 — a +5.8% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 58033 (Fort Ransom, $90,000 median) and poorest ZIP 58068 (Sheldon, $60,833) are 26.1 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.9× across this county — from $102,800 in 58068 (Sheldon) to $293,200 in 58033 (Fort Ransom).
Density varies 10× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 58068 (Sheldon) to 12 in 58054 (Lisbon).
Educational attainment ranges from 21.1% bachelor's+ in 58027 (Enderlin) to 26.8% in 58068 (Sheldon) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within North Dakota, this is the #23 most populous of 64 counties and ranks #33 for median household income with the #13 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $76,180 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
23.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (885 of 3,851 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.