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58438 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 58438 covers Fessenden, North Dakota, with a population of about 688 and a median household income of $66,172.

Population
6884 per square mile
Median age
54.916.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$66,17213% below the North Dakota median
Poverty rate
13.7%1.3 points above the US average
Median home value
$78,80067% below the North Dakota median
Median rent
$60535% below the North Dakota median
Degree or higher
16.3%18.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
81.1%16.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
34

Where 58438 is

Fessenden, 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

Population688
Median age54.9
Family households46.9%
Born outside the US1%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.3%
White (non-Hispanic)96.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans6.1%
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$66,172
Income per person$45,654
Poverty rate13.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.8%
$10–15k4.2%
$15–20k4.0%
$20–25k1.4%
$25–30k5.9%
$30–35k4.8%
$35–40k3.4%
$40–45k0.8%
$45–50k2.5%
$50–60k13.8%
$60–75k14.7%
$75–100k14.7%
$100–125k5.4%
$125–150k9.0%
$150–200k7.3%
$200k or more7.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed320
Mean adjusted gross income$93,016
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9.4%
Returns, under $25k25.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k15.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.8%
Returns, $200k or more9.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$78,800
Median gross rent$605
Rent as a share of household income28.2%
Owner-occupied81.1%
Vacant homes21.3%
Median year built1960

What the homes are

Detached house85.3%
Attached house1.8%
2 to 4 units4.7%
5 to 19 units2.9%
20 or more units0.7%
Mobile home4.7%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%
High school diploma or higher94.5%
Works from home16.8%
Drives to work alone55.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more1.2%
Health

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

Obesity37.3% 3.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.6% 4.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.8% 1.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.8% 2.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.2% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.6% 8.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18% 2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.6% 7.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.3% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72% 7.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.3% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.7% 1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.8% 5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.9% 7.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.6% 7.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.7% 6.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.8% 3.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.7% 5.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.7% 1.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.8% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.7% 5.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments34
People employed158
Annual payroll$7,377,000
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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 87.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss88 out of 100
Community resilience93 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 weather99.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave99.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail97.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm96.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind92.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought92.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire91Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide84.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado76.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding43.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning16.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave11.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake6.5Very 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$66,172$75,949$78,538
Income per person$45,654$42,474$43,289
Poverty rate13.7%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$78,800$241,100$303,400
Median gross rent$605$934$1,348
Homeownership81.1%63.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%32.3%35%
Unemployment rate0.2%2.8%5.2%
Works from home16.8%7.3%13.5%
Born outside the US1%4.5%13.9%
Median age54.935.738.7
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 stationFESSENDEN, ND US2.5 km away
Rain in a year17 in
Snow in a year34 in

Average high and low by month

January18.8°F / 1.2°F0.37 in rain, 7.5 in snow
February23.6°F / 5.3°F0.44 in rain, 5.2 in snow
March35.7°F / 17°F0.46 in rain, 4.6 in snow
April53.5°F / 29.3°F0.9 in rain, 1.8 in snow
May66.8°F / 41.8°F2.74 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June75.2°F / 52.5°F3.22 in rain
July80.4°F / 56.5°F2.91 in rain
August80.5°F / 54.2°F2.04 in rain
September71.6°F / 45.9°F2.08 in rain
October55.4°F / 32.9°F1.08 in rain, 0.6 in snow
November36.2°F / 18.6°F0.56 in rain, 4.5 in snow
December23.1°F / 6.3°F0.47 in rain, 9.2 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 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Fessenden-Bowdon Public School District 2598.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Maddock Public School District 91.1% 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 vulnerability15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Household characteristics24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status0more vulnerable than 0% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Walkability5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

58341 Harvey, ND11.4 km away
58422 Cathay, ND17.9 km away
58418 Bowdon, ND22 km away
58423 Chaseley, ND24.1 km away
58486 Sykeston, ND28.2 km away
58451 Hurdsfield, ND30.8 km away
58348 Maddock, ND38.1 km away
58758 Martin, ND39.5 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.

Wells County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area158.59 sq mi
Water area2.31 sq mi
Population density4 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude47.6286, -99.6434

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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