Postal Codes

58727 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 58727 covers Columbus, North Dakota, with a population of about 148.

Population
1481 per square mile
Median age
6829.3 points above the US average
Poverty rate
6.8%5.6 points below the US average
Degree or higher
13%22 points below the US average
Homeownership
92.9%27.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
8

Where 58727 is

Columbus, 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

Population148
Median age68
Family households68.2%
Born outside the US2.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.7%
White (non-Hispanic)96.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans8.7%
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

Income per person$78,541
Poverty rate6.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.2%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k5.9%
$30–35k1.2%
$35–40k1.2%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k7.1%
$60–75k3.5%
$75–100k20.0%
$100–125k5.9%
$125–150k8.2%
$150–200k8.2%
$200k or more30.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed130
Mean adjusted gross income$88,554
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k30.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k0.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k30.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k38.5%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied92.9%
Vacant homes57.3%
Median year built1968

What the homes are

Detached house83.4%
2 to 4 units7.5%
5 to 19 units5.5%
Mobile home3.5%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher13%
High school diploma or higher85.5%
Works from home1.7%
Drives to work alone98.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more1.7%
Health

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

Obesity36.5% 3.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36% 1.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.2% 4.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.9% 4.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.5% 2.4 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.8% 3.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.6% 3.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.3% 4.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10% 2.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.6% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.9% 2.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.4% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.9% 2.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.2% 2.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21% 3.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.9% 8.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.1% 9.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.5% 6.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.3% 3.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.4% 6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.4% 3.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.2% 0.8 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 hours32.2% 4.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11% 2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments8
People employed39
Annual payroll$3,273,000
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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 63.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss69.4 out of 100
Community resilience45.2 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 weather99.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave98.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm93.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire92.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought89.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail87Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide86.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning82.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind80.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado53.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding34.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake6.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave4.6Very 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$75,949$78,538
Income per person$78,541$42,474$43,289
Poverty rate6.8%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$241,100$303,400
Median gross rent$934$1,348
Homeownership92.9%63.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher13%32.3%35%
Unemployment rate0%2.8%5.2%
Works from home1.7%7.3%13.5%
Born outside the US2.7%4.5%13.9%
Median age6835.738.7
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 stationPOWERS LAKE 1N, ND US32.1 km away

Average high and low by month

January17.6°F / -3°F
February21.2°F / 0.2°F
March33.8°F / 13.7°F
April51.7°F / 26.5°F
May65.3°F / 39.1°F
June73.4°F / 49°F
July79.7°F / 54.8°F
August79.5°F / 51.5°F
September68.6°F / 40.7°F
October52.2°F / 27.5°F
November34.7°F / 14.3°F
December21.8°F / 2.2°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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Burke Central Public School District 3673.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Divide County Public School District 121.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Powers Lake Public School District 274.6% 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 vulnerability26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status14more vulnerable than 14% 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 transport53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Walkability6.7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

58765 Noonan, ND16.2 km away
58752 Lignite, ND17.8 km away
58773 Powers Lake, ND22.7 km away
58772 Portal, ND23.5 km away
58755 Mcgregor, ND29.2 km away
58737 Flaxton, ND30.6 km away
58730 Crosby, ND35.1 km away
58721 Bowbells, ND37.6 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.

Burke County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area224.07 sq mi
Water area2.16 sq mi
Population density1 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude48.8434, -102.7980

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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