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58421 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 58421 covers Carrington, North Dakota, with a population of about 3,043 and a median household income of $84,688.

Population
3,0438 per square mile
Median age
41.83.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$84,6881.1× the North Dakota median
Poverty rate
8.9%3.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$200,702up 12.5% in five years
Median rent
$75919% below the North Dakota median
Degree or higher
29.6%5.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
75.7%10.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
128

Where 58421 is

Carrington, 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

Population3,043
Median age41.8
Family households60.5%
Born outside the US1.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home2%
White (non-Hispanic)93.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Hispanic or Latino0.6%
Veterans4.6%
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$84,688
Income per person$44,172
Poverty rate8.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.1%
$10–15k3.6%
$15–20k4.0%
$20–25k5.0%
$25–30k3.6%
$30–35k1.9%
$35–40k1.4%
$40–45k2.3%
$45–50k1.2%
$50–60k5.5%
$60–75k10.7%
$75–100k10.8%
$100–125k17.8%
$125–150k5.4%
$150–200k8.5%
$200k or more11.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,370
Mean adjusted gross income$95,942
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.3%
Returns, under $25k24.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.2%
Returns, $200k or more7.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$168,500
Median gross rent$759
Rent as a share of household income31.2%
Owner-occupied75.7%
Vacant homes10.2%
Median year built1972

What the homes are

Detached house82.5%
Attached house1.5%
2 to 4 units7.1%
5 to 19 units7.1%
Mobile home1.8%
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$200,702as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 12.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 26%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$200,702$154,315

$159,338 in 2016 to $200,702 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.6%
High school diploma or higher94.1%
Works from home7.1%
Drives to work alone79.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.3%
Health

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

Obesity36.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37% 2.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.6% 4.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.7% 5.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.2% 5.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.1% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.5% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.1% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12% 2.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.7% 2.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.1% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.3% 2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.7% 5.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.5% 7.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.1% 8.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.9% 5.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.7% 3.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.1% 6.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.9% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.6% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.9% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.2% 5.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.8% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments128
People employed1,325
Annual payroll$72,870,000
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 92.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss91.8 out of 100
Community resilience71.3 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 weather99.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave99.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind99.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail98.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm98.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire92.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought89.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado79.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide77.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding49.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning28.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave19.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake8.1Very 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$84,688$75,949$78,538
Income per person$44,172$42,474$43,289
Poverty rate8.9%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$168,500$241,100$303,400
Median gross rent$759$934$1,348
Homeownership75.7%63.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.6%32.3%35%
Unemployment rate0.1%2.8%5.2%
Works from home7.1%7.3%13.5%
Born outside the US1.5%4.5%13.9%
Median age41.835.738.7
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 stationCARRINGTON, ND US17.8 km away

Average high and low by month

January17.1°F / -0.1°F
February21.2°F / 3.5°F
March33.7°F / 16.1°F
April50.6°F / 29°F
May64.7°F / 41.8°F
June74.4°F / 52.9°F
July79.1°F / 57.1°F
August78.9°F / 54.4°F
September69.2°F / 44.3°F
October52.7°F / 32°F
November35.6°F / 18.4°F
December21.8°F / 6.4°F
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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Carrington Public School District 4991.5% of this ZIP code's land area
New Rockford-Sheyenne Public School District 23.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Kensal Public School District 192.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Pingree-Buchanan Public School District 101.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Midkota Public School District 71.1% 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 vulnerability23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Household characteristics36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Walkability7.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

58445 Grace City, ND12.4 km away
58443 Glenfield, ND15.2 km away
58455 Kensal, ND24.3 km away
58464 Mchenry, ND26.7 km away
58356 New Rockford, ND28.9 km away
58476 Pingree, ND29.6 km away
58484 Sutton, ND35.6 km away
58426 Courtenay, ND36.4 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.

Foster County82.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Stutsman County7.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Wells County5.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Eddy County3.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area401.72 sq mi
Water area8.64 sq mi
Population density8 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude47.4573, -98.8933

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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