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58503 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 58503 covers Bismarck, North Dakota, with a population of about 37,081 and a median household income of $105,108.

Population
37,081274 per square mile
Median age
39.50.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$105,1081.4× the North Dakota median
Poverty rate
4.1%8.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$465,721up 25.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,1311.2× the North Dakota median
Degree or higher
48.1%13.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
74.6%9.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
918

Where 58503 is

Bismarck, 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

Population37,081
Median age39.5
Family households64.8%
Born outside the US3.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.9%
White (non-Hispanic)89.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Hispanic or Latino2%
Veterans6.2%
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$105,108
Income per person$53,024
Poverty rate4.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.8%
$10–15k2.0%
$15–20k2.0%
$20–25k1.6%
$25–30k2.7%
$30–35k2.0%
$35–40k3.2%
$40–45k2.5%
$45–50k2.7%
$50–60k5.9%
$60–75k7.9%
$75–100k12.7%
$100–125k12.2%
$125–150k9.6%
$150–200k14.3%
$200k or more15.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed18,260
Mean adjusted gross income$117,948
Returns declaring $200,000 or more12.4%
Returns, under $25k20.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k27.1%
Returns, $200k or more12.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$383,300
Median gross rent$1,131
Rent as a share of household income24.1%
Owner-occupied74.6%
Vacant homes5.4%
Median year built2004

What the homes are

Detached house55.5%
Attached house10.6%
2 to 4 units1.6%
5 to 19 units8%
20 or more units17.9%
Mobile home6.4%
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$465,721as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 41.5%
Typical asking rent$1,514as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$465,721$204,989

$204,989 in 2009 to $465,721 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher48.1%
High school diploma or higher96.2%
Works from home9.4%
Drives to work alone81.8%
Takes public transport0.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.6%
Health

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

Obesity33.6% same as the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30% 4.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.7% 7.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.3% 6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.4% 3.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity16.7% 8.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.5% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.3% 4.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78% 3.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.3% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10% 4.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist72.4% 11.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25.3% 5.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.2% 6.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity6.9% 10.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps4.1% 10.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.2% 7.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.5% 4.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness27% 7.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.3% 3.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12% 4.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.1% 3.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.9% 3.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.8% 7.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.9% 6.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments918
People employed11,833
Annual payroll$642,096,000
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 78.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss91.7 out of 100
Community resilience95.5 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 weather99.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail99.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave97.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm96.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire91.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado78.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought74.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind74Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide68.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding55.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning53.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave32.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake3.2Very 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$105,108$75,949$78,538
Income per person$53,024$42,474$43,289
Poverty rate4.1%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$383,300$241,100$303,400
Median gross rent$1,131$934$1,348
Homeownership74.6%63.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher48.1%32.3%35%
Unemployment rate0.9%2.8%5.2%
Works from home9.4%7.3%13.5%
Born outside the US3.4%4.5%13.9%
Median age39.535.738.7
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 stationBISMARCK 2.4 NNW, ND US1.1 km away
Rain in a year20 in

Average high and low by month

January22.1°F / 3.8°F0.54 in rain
February27.1°F / 6.7°F0.52 in rain
March39.7°F / 17.8°F0.92 in rain
April53.8°F / 29.4°F1.63 in rain
May66.4°F / 42.5°F2.56 in rain
June75.6°F / 52.5°F3.32 in rain
July81.5°F / 58.3°F3.18 in rain
August80.1°F / 55.6°F2.7 in rain
September71.3°F / 46.1°F1.92 in rain
October55.6°F / 33.5°F1.58 in rain
November39.6°F / 19.8°F0.74 in rain
December26.9°F / 9.5°F0.74 in rain
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 supermarket9% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket5% 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.

Bismarck Public School District 181.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Naughton Public School District 2518.2% 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 vulnerability14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Household characteristics20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Walkability5.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

58505 Bismarck, ND2.6 km away
58501 Bismarck, ND3.5 km away
58506 Bismarck, ND3.5 km away
58507 Bismarck, ND3.5 km away
58502 Bismarck, ND9.5 km away
58554 Mandan, ND9.6 km away
58521 Baldwin, ND12.9 km away
58504 Bismarck, ND15.3 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.

Burleigh County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area135.57 sq mi
Water area2.29 sq mi
Population density274 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude46.8394, -100.7843

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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