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58856 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 58856 covers Zahl, North Dakota, with a median household income of $101,563.

Median age
35.23.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$101,5631.3× the North Dakota median
Poverty rate
9.9%2.5 points below the US average
Degree or higher
30.2%4.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
55.1%9.9 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
8

Where 58856 is

Zahl, 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

Median age35.2
Family households66.7%
Born outside the US1.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)98.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.4%
Veterans1.5%
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$101,563
Poverty rate9.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k9.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k2.6%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k6.4%
$60–75k3.8%
$75–100k2.6%
$100–125k52.6%
$125–150k5.1%
$150–200k11.5%
$200k or more6.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied55.1%
Vacant homes36.1%
Median year built1946

What the homes are

Detached house95.9%
Mobile home4.1%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.2%
High school diploma or higher95.3%
Works from home4.3%
Drives to work alone59.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more36.4%
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 diabetes11.8% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.2% 4.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7% 4.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.6% 2.3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.7% 4.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking21% 5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80% 5.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.7% 1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.5% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.8% 1.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.4% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.5% 2.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.3% 6.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.4% 7.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.3% 5.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.8% 3.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.7% 5.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.3% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.8% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.4% 1.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments8
People employed25
Annual payroll$2,069,000
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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 84.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss86.5 out of 100
Community resilience31.8 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 wave99Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm98.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail95.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought92.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire91.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind88.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado78.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide77.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning75.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding73.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake26.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave9.6Very 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$101,563$75,949$78,538
Income per person$42,474$43,289
Poverty rate9.9%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$241,100$303,400
Median gross rent$934$1,348
Homeownership55.1%63.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.2%32.3%35%
Unemployment rate7.1%2.8%5.2%
Works from home4.3%7.3%13.5%
Born outside the US1.4%4.5%13.9%
Median age35.235.738.7
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 stationWILDROSE 3NW, ND US34.2 km away
Rain in a year17 in
Snow in a year37 in

Average high and low by month

January18°F / -1.7°F0.59 in rain, 7.8 in snow
February22.3°F / 2°F0.39 in rain, 5.3 in snow
March34.8°F / 14.6°F0.66 in rain, 4 in snow
April51.8°F / 27.4°F1.02 in rain, 2.5 in snow
May64.6°F / 39.5°F2.23 in rain, 1 in snow
June73.2°F / 49.5°F3.38 in rain
July79.3°F / 54.2°F3.08 in rain
August80.3°F / 52°F1.55 in rain
September70.1°F / 41.8°F1.41 in rain
October52.9°F / 28.8°F1.16 in rain, 3.7 in snow
November35.2°F / 15.2°F0.56 in rain, 5.4 in snow
December22.5°F / 3.8°F0.62 in rain, 7.6 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.

Grenora Public School District 9995.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Divide County Public School District 13.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Williston Basin Public School District 71.2% 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 vulnerability39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Household characteristics25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Walkability4.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

58830 Alamo, ND14 km away
58845 Grenora, ND19.9 km away
58833 Ambrose, ND30 km away
58844 Fortuna, ND34.2 km away
58795 Wildrose, ND37.3 km away
58801 Williston, ND39.3 km away
58843 Epping, ND39.6 km away
59219 Dagmar, MT42.8 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 County66.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Divide County33.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area196.82 sq mi
Water area2.83 sq mi
Latitude, longitude48.5787, -103.6599

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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