Postal Codes

58078 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 58078 covers West Fargo, North Dakota, with a population of about 39,946 and a median household income of $97,206.

Population
39,9461,003 per square mile
Median age
32.76 points below the US average
Median household income
$97,2061.3× the North Dakota median
Poverty rate
6%6.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$361,003up 20.6% in five years
Median rent
$1,0731.1× the North Dakota median
Degree or higher
45.4%10.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
64.4%0.6 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,001

Where 58078 is

West Fargo, North Dakota — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population39,946
Median age32.7
Family households63.9%
Born outside the US4.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.2%
White (non-Hispanic)85.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.1%
Hispanic or Latino2.6%
Veterans4.5%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$97,206
Income per person$48,380
Poverty rate6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.8%
$10–15k3.0%
$15–20k2.8%
$20–25k2.4%
$25–30k1.9%
$30–35k2.6%
$35–40k2.2%
$40–45k3.4%
$45–50k2.1%
$50–60k6.6%
$60–75k8.0%
$75–100k14.2%
$100–125k15.2%
$125–150k8.0%
$150–200k11.2%
$200k or more14.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed20,300
Mean adjusted gross income$107,542
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9.4%
Returns, under $25k19.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.7%
Returns, $200k or more9.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$303,200
Median gross rent$1,073
Rent as a share of household income25%
Owner-occupied64.4%
Vacant homes4.1%
Median year built2003

What the homes are

Detached house52.3%
Attached house15%
2 to 4 units5.5%
5 to 19 units9%
20 or more units15%
Mobile home3.1%
Boat, RV or van0%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$361,003as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 20.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 44.3%
Typical asking rent$1,282as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 5.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$361,003$187,917

$196,765 in 2009 to $361,003 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1%
Bachelor's degree or higher45.4%
High school diploma or higher97.4%
Works from home9.8%
Drives to work alone82.3%
Takes public transport0.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.6%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity34% 0.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes7.4% 4.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure26.6% 7.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.5% 7.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.9% 2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity16.2% 9.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.1% 4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking22.8% 6.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73% 1.7 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.7% 1 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.4% 2.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11% 3.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.6% 1.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.1% 2.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.4% 8.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability20.9% 9.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.8% 6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8% 9.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps4.9% 9.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol30.9% 5.3 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.4% 6.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.1% 4.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29% 5.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.5% 3.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability7.7% 6.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.3% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.1% 5.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.3% 4.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3% 2.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,001
People employed14,145
Annual payroll$866,164,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 63.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss82.1 out of 100
Community resilience89.7 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Winter weather99.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind96.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm95.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail93.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado81.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave80.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire69.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide66.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought66.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding64.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning48.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave20.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with North Dakota and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPNorth DakotaUnited States
Median household income$97,206$75,949$78,538
Income per person$48,380$42,474$43,289
Poverty rate6%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$303,200$241,100$303,400
Median gross rent$1,073$934$1,348
Homeownership64.4%63.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher45.4%32.3%35%
Unemployment rate1%2.8%5.2%
Works from home9.8%7.3%13.5%
Born outside the US4.6%4.5%13.9%
Median age32.735.738.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationFARGO HECTOR INTL AP, ND US9.5 km away
Rain in a year24 in
Snow in a year51 in

Average high and low by month

January18.2°F / 0.2°F0.71 in rain, 10.3 in snow
February22.7°F / 4.1°F0.69 in rain, 8.1 in snow
March36.3°F / 18.1°F1.25 in rain, 9.2 in snow
April54.1°F / 31.9°F1.54 in rain, 4.1 in snow
May68.7°F / 44.4°F3.09 in rain
June78.1°F / 55.6°F4.29 in rain
July82.1°F / 59.4°F3.07 in rain
August80.7°F / 56.8°F2.6 in rain
September72°F / 48.1°F2.68 in rain
October55.8°F / 35.2°F2.17 in rain, 1.2 in snow
November38.1°F / 20.9°F0.97 in rain, 6.8 in snow
December24°F / 7.5°F0.89 in rain, 11.7 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket2% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket45% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket37% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

West Fargo Public School District 692.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Mapleton Public School District 77.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Household characteristics8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Walkability6.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

58102 Fargo, ND7.9 km away
58042 Harwood, ND7.9 km away
58105 Fargo, ND9 km away
58103 Fargo, ND9.4 km away
58106 Fargo, ND10.4 km away
58107 Fargo, ND10.4 km away
58108 Fargo, ND10.4 km away
58121 Fargo, ND10.4 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Cass County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area39.82 sq mi
Water area0.35 sq mi
Population density1,003 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude46.8907, -96.9258

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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