Postal Codes

58838 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 58838 covers Cartwright, North Dakota, with a population of about 306 and a median household income of $63,571.

Population
3061 per square mile
Median age
44.35.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$63,57116% below the North Dakota median
Poverty rate
3.3%9.1 points below the US average
Median home value
$250,000about the North Dakota median
Degree or higher
22.5%12.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
69.9%4.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
6

Where 58838 is

Cartwright, 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

Population306
Median age44.3
Family households52.7%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home2%
White (non-Hispanic)80.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino1%
Veterans4.4%
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$63,571
Income per person$41,826
Poverty rate3.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.8%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k1.4%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k5.5%
$40–45k1.4%
$45–50k17.1%
$50–60k14.4%
$60–75k8.2%
$75–100k5.5%
$100–125k18.5%
$125–150k6.2%
$150–200k1.4%
$200k or more13.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$250,000
Owner-occupied69.9%
Vacant homes14.1%
Median year built1971

What the homes are

Detached house74.7%
Mobile home25.3%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home9.8%
Drives to work alone87.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more24.4%
Health

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

Obesity39.9% 6.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.6% 4.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.8% 4.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.7% 2.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking21.9% 5.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.1% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.3% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.5% 3.2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.7% 1.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.7% 3.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.3% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.7% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.9% 2.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.4% 7.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.8% 8.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.2% 5.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.6% 3.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.5% 5.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.4% 2.6 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 disability3.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16% 3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments6
People employed15
Annual payroll$971,000
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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 62.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss78.2 out of 100
Community resilience34.2 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 weather98.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave96.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail96.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire92.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm92Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind89.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought88.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide87.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado59.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding54.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning53.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake10.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave10Very 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$63,571$75,949$78,538
Income per person$41,826$42,474$43,289
Poverty rate3.3%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$250,000$241,100$303,400
Median gross rent$934$1,348
Homeownership69.9%63.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%32.3%35%
Unemployment rate0%2.8%5.2%
Works from home9.8%7.3%13.5%
Born outside the US0%4.5%13.9%
Median age44.335.738.7
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 stationSIDNEY, MT US16.8 km away
Rain in a year16 in
Snow in a year30 in

Average high and low by month

January27.2°F / 6.5°F0.45 in rain, 7 in snow
February32°F / 10.6°F0.37 in rain, 5.6 in snow
March45.8°F / 21°F0.58 in rain, 3 in snow
April60.5°F / 31.8°F1.17 in rain, 1.7 in snow
May71.3°F / 42.7°F2.4 in rain, 0.7 in snow
June79.1°F / 52.3°F2.78 in rain
July86.6°F / 57.3°F2.65 in rain
August86.4°F / 55.1°F1.3 in rain
September75.8°F / 45.5°F1.62 in rain
October59.4°F / 33.6°F1.08 in rain, 1.5 in snow
November41.9°F / 21.2°F0.59 in rain, 3 in snow
December30.6°F / 10.7°F0.51 in rain, 7.9 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Horse Creek Public School District 3259.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Yellowstone Public School District 1438.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Alexander Public School District 22% 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 vulnerability48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Household characteristics58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

59270 Sidney, MT18.7 km away
58831 Alexander, ND22 km away
59221 Fairview, MT23.4 km away
58853 Trenton, ND31.3 km away
59217 Crane, MT34.2 km away
58835 Arnegard, ND37 km away
59262 Savage, MT40 km away
59212 Bainville, MT44 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.

McKenzie County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area257.14 sq mi
Water area7.31 sq mi
Population density1 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude47.7992, -103.9487

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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