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58849 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 58849 covers Ray, North Dakota, with a population of about 1,119 and a median household income of $73,382.

Population
1,1194 per square mile
Median age
38.3about the US average
Median household income
$73,382about the North Dakota median
Poverty rate
9%3.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$267,043down 3.8% in five years
Median rent
$971about the North Dakota median
Degree or higher
15.6%19.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
70.9%5.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
42

Where 58849 is

Ray, 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

Population1,119
Median age38.3
Family households70%
Born outside the US0.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.3%
White (non-Hispanic)90.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans9.5%
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$73,382
Income per person$48,471
Poverty rate9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.3%
$10–15k3.1%
$15–20k5.8%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k12.4%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.8%
$40–45k1.9%
$45–50k1.4%
$50–60k4.1%
$60–75k19.4%
$75–100k10.1%
$100–125k5.4%
$125–150k6.8%
$150–200k13.4%
$200k or more12.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed520
Mean adjusted gross income$122,827
Returns declaring $200,000 or more15.4%
Returns, under $25k17.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k13.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k11.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k32.7%
Returns, $200k or more15.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$239,100
Median gross rent$971
Owner-occupied70.9%
Vacant homes26%
Median year built1988

What the homes are

Detached house69.1%
Attached house1.1%
2 to 4 units2.1%
Mobile home27.7%
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$267,043as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 10.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 3.8%
Typical home value since 2000
202120232026$281,990$241,436

$277,548 in 2021 to $267,043 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%
High school diploma or higher91.6%
Works from home4.1%
Drives to work alone76.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more31%
Health

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

Obesity40% 6.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.2% 3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.2% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.4% 0.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.2% 1.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking22.9% 6.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.5% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.5% 4.2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.5% 3.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.3% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.6% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.1% 0.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.2% 5.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.7% 7.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.4% 2.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.3% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.3% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10% 3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments42
People employed237
Annual payroll$19,417,000
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 83.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss89.3 out of 100
Community resilience40.5 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 weather99.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave98.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm98.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire93.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail93.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought90.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind82.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado79.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding78.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide75.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning64.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake22Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave8.5Very 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$73,382$75,949$78,538
Income per person$48,471$42,474$43,289
Poverty rate9%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$239,100$241,100$303,400
Median gross rent$971$934$1,348
Homeownership70.9%63.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%32.3%35%
Unemployment rate0.2%2.8%5.2%
Works from home4.1%7.3%13.5%
Born outside the US0.3%4.5%13.9%
Median age38.335.738.7
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 stationTIOGA 1E, ND US20.2 km away
Rain in a year15 in
Snow in a year44 in

Average high and low by month

January20.2°F / 2.3°F0.51 in rain, 8 in snow
February25.1°F / 6.8°F0.37 in rain, 4.4 in snow
March38°F / 18.7°F0.5 in rain, 6.1 in snow
April54.4°F / 31.2°F1 in rain, 3.6 in snow
May66.5°F / 42.7°F2.13 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June75.7°F / 53.3°F3.23 in rain
July82.6°F / 58.1°F2.78 in rain
August82.5°F / 55.9°F1.61 in rain
September71.6°F / 45.6°F1.05 in rain
October55°F / 33.4°F0.99 in rain, 3.6 in snow
November37.5°F / 20.1°F0.58 in rain, 7.5 in snow
December24.2°F / 7.8°F0.66 in rain, 10.4 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.

Nesson Public School District 293.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Tioga Public School District 155.3% 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 vulnerability38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Household characteristics48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Walkability4.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

58852 Tioga, ND16.1 km away
58843 Epping, ND16.4 km away
58795 Wildrose, ND27.4 km away
58794 White Earth, ND29.3 km away
58755 Mcgregor, ND35 km away
58830 Alamo, ND36.6 km away
58801 Williston, ND37.3 km away
58802 Williston, ND37.4 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.

Williams County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area302.03 sq mi
Water area24.2 sq mi
Population density4 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude48.3217, -103.1654

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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