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58844 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 58844 covers Fortuna, North Dakota.

Poverty rate
27.1%14.7 points above the US average
Degree or higher
9.5%25.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
81.8%16.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
6

Where 58844 is

Fortuna, 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

Family households52.7%
Born outside the US13.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)95.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans4.3%
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

Income per person$24,592
Poverty rate27.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k34.5%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k3.6%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k5.5%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k18.2%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k1.8%
$75–100k25.5%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k10.9%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied81.8%
Vacant homes31.2%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house80%
Attached house10%
Mobile home10%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.5%
High school diploma or higher96.8%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone84.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.2%
Health

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

Obesity37.9% 4.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.7% 1.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18% 2.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.4% 3.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking21.8% 5.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.1% 1.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.6% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.2% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.9% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.4% 1.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.1% 7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.3% 8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.2% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.1% 5.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28% 6.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14% 2.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.9% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.7% 4.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.5% 3.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments6
People employed88
Annual payroll$6,910,000
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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 88.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss82.4 out of 100
Community resilience14.7 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 weather100Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave99.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm99.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail98.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire94Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought92.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning92.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind91.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado79.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding72.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide71.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake33.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave10.3Very 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$24,592$42,474$43,289
Poverty rate27.1%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$241,100$303,400
Median gross rent$934$1,348
Homeownership81.8%63.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.5%32.3%35%
Unemployment rate0%2.8%5.2%
Works from home0%7.3%13.5%
Born outside the US13.1%4.5%13.9%
Median age35.738.7
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 stationFORTUNA 1 W, ND US5.6 km away
Rain in a year15 in
Snow in a year36 in

Average high and low by month

January17.1°F / -2.5°F0.62 in rain, 6.6 in snow
February21.4°F / 1.7°F0.46 in rain, 5.7 in snow
March34.3°F / 13.8°F0.62 in rain, 7 in snow
April51.7°F / 26.6°F1.15 in rain, 3.4 in snow
May64.7°F / 38.7°F2.06 in rain, 0.9 in snow
June73°F / 49.2°F3.3 in rain
July79.6°F / 54°F2.43 in rain
August79.9°F / 51.5°F1.46 in rain
September69°F / 40.9°F1.18 in rain
October52.5°F / 27.8°F1.03 in rain, 2.2 in snow
November34.6°F / 14.7°F0.54 in rain, 4.3 in snow
December22.4°F / 3.4°F0.48 in rain, 6.4 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.

Divide County Public School District 184.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Grenora Public School District 9915.4% 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 vulnerability55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Household characteristics53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport84more vulnerable than 84% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

58833 Ambrose, ND21.3 km away
59275 Westby, MT28.1 km away
58856 Zahl, ND34.2 km away
58730 Crosby, ND34.2 km away
58830 Alamo, ND38.8 km away
58845 Grenora, ND41.7 km away
59219 Dagmar, MT47.4 km away
58765 Noonan, ND53.5 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.

Divide County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area203.98 sq mi
Water area4.61 sq mi
Latitude, longitude48.8813, -103.7415

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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