| ZIP Codes: | 17 ZIP Codes (15 Standard, 1 PO Box, 1 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 701 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:03 PM |
| Population: | 69,025 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 38101 |
| CBSA: | Minot, ND |
| Land Area: | 2,567 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 63 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 48.2562, -101.5076 |
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69,025 residents live across 17 ZIPs covering 2,567 sq mi, served by 13 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 65,801 to 69,025 from 2014 to 2024 — a +4.9% change. 7 ZIPs gained residents, 9 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 58735 (Douglas, $150,000 median) and poorest ZIP 58704 (Minot Afb, $62,500) are 39.4 miles apart — a 2.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.1× across this county — from $149,700 in 58746 (Kenmare) to $317,200 in 58785 (Surrey).
Density varies 3928× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 58718 (Berthold) to 7,812 in 58707 (Minot).
Educational attainment ranges from 17.5% bachelor's+ in 58718 (Berthold) to 33.3% in 58703 (Minot) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within North Dakota, this is the #4 most populous of 64 counties and ranks #16 for median household income .
Hosts 1 single-entity Unique ZIP: 58707Minot State University .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $77,782 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
29.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (13,144 of 44,420 reporting). The most-educated ZIPs cluster around Minot.
15 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 1 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58701 | Minot | Standard | 33,086 | $73,269 | 221.9 | 3.9% |
| 58703 | Minot | Standard | 22,139 | $82,728 | 157.0 | 11.4% |
| 58704 | Minot Afb | Standard | 4,616 | $62,500 | 10.4 | -7.8% |
| 58785 | Surrey | Standard | 1,816 | $105,375 | 41.6 | 56.7% |
| 58746 | Kenmare | Standard | 1,556 | $70,263 | 440.7 | 5.9% |
| 58722 | Burlington | Standard | 1,366 | $85,417 | 75.4 | -23.0% |
| 58718 | Berthold | Standard | 886 | $82,500 | 445.5 | -10.4% |
| 58781 | Sawyer | Standard | 773 | $97,778 | 116.8 | 27.6% |
| 58735 | Douglas | Standard | 565 | $150,000 | 219.0 | 88.3% |
| 58707 | Minot | Unique | 500 | — | 0.1 | -1.4% |
| 58725 | Carpio | Standard | 419 | $74,792 | 140.8 | 54.0% |
| 58779 | Ryder | Standard | 343 | $62,917 | 276.9 | -43.2% |
| 58733 | Des Lacs | Standard | 331 | $101,429 | 85.1 | -10.1% |
| 58705 | Minot Afb | Standard | 262 | — | 1.2 | -41.1% |
| 58734 | Donnybrook | Standard | 202 | $76,250 | 227.0 | -38.2% |
| 58756 | Makoti | Standard | 165 | $77,188 | 107.4 | -34.0% |
| 58702 | Minot | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |