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58639 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 58639 covers Hettinger, North Dakota, with a population of about 1,715 and a median household income of $54,946.

Population
1,7153 per square mile
Median age
478.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$54,94628% below the North Dakota median
Poverty rate
10.4%2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$153,392up 7.4% in five years
Median rent
$49847% below the North Dakota median
Degree or higher
23.1%11.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
71%6 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
78

Where 58639 is

Hettinger, 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

Population1,715
Median age47
Family households55%
Born outside the US3.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.8%
White (non-Hispanic)86.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Hispanic or Latino5.7%
Veterans9.3%
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$54,946
Income per person$36,809
Poverty rate10.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.1%
$10–15k6.9%
$15–20k6.4%
$20–25k3.9%
$25–30k9.5%
$30–35k4.8%
$35–40k2.0%
$40–45k4.8%
$45–50k2.5%
$50–60k9.0%
$60–75k7.6%
$75–100k6.5%
$100–125k14.0%
$125–150k7.3%
$150–200k5.7%
$200k or more5.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed810
Mean adjusted gross income$74,481
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.2%
Returns, under $25k25.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.0%
Returns, $200k or more6.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$116,900
Median gross rent$498
Rent as a share of household income22.2%
Owner-occupied71%
Vacant homes22.4%
Median year built1968

What the homes are

Detached house70.2%
Attached house1.6%
2 to 4 units1.8%
5 to 19 units13.1%
20 or more units6.2%
Mobile home5.6%
Boat, RV or van1.4%
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$153,392as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 7.4%
Typical home value since 2000
202120232026$154,685$142,886

$142,886 in 2021 to $153,392 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.1%
High school diploma or higher92.3%
Works from home13.7%
Drives to work alone71.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.9%
Health

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

Obesity35.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16% 2.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.3% 7.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21% 0.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35% 9.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.3% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication83.2% 8.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.7% 4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.6% 3.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.4% 4.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.4% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.1% 1.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.9% 5.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.1% 6.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability11.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.9% 4.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.7% 5.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness27.5% 6.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.4% 3.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.8% 4.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.6% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.6% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments78
People employed595
Annual payroll$27,344,000
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 84.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss77.3 out of 100
Community resilience25.4 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
Cold wave99.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail98.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm93.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire92.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind92Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought88.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning73Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide70Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado59.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding42.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake18.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave17.2Relatively 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$54,946$75,949$78,538
Income per person$36,809$42,474$43,289
Poverty rate10.4%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$116,900$241,100$303,400
Median gross rent$498$934$1,348
Homeownership71%63.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.1%32.3%35%
Unemployment rate2.5%2.8%5.2%
Works from home13.7%7.3%13.5%
Born outside the US3.4%4.5%13.9%
Median age4735.738.7
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 stationHETTINGER MUNI AP, ND US11.2 km away
Rain in a year14 in

Average high and low by month

January27.4°F / 5.4°F0.19 in rain
February30.8°F / 8.3°F0.29 in rain
March42.3°F / 18°F0.53 in rain
April54.8°F / 27.5°F1.04 in rain
May65.8°F / 38.4°F2.32 in rain
June75.7°F / 48.5°F2.76 in rain
July84.1°F / 54.3°F2.39 in rain
August83.7°F / 51.8°F1.55 in rain
September73.6°F / 42.2°F1.23 in rain
October57°F / 29.3°F1.28 in rain
November41.8°F / 17.1°F0.54 in rain
December30.8°F / 8°F0.14 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 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.

Hettinger Public School District 1378.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Lemmon School District 52-421.2% 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 vulnerability47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Household characteristics47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Walkability6.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

58649 Reeder, ND13.4 km away
57640 Lodgepole, SD26.2 km away
58653 Scranton, ND27.3 km away
57650 Ralph, SD29.7 km away
58650 Regent, ND43.9 km away
57638 Lemmon, SD48.4 km away
58623 Bowman, ND49.3 km away
58646 Mott, ND49.4 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.

Adams County78.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Perkins County21.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area569.74 sq mi
Water area0.79 sq mi
Population density3 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude46.0578, -102.7851

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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