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58272

ZIP 58272 is Petersburg, North Dakota, in Nelson County; area code 701; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Nelson
Metro area
none
Population
177
Coordinates
48.0076, -97.9849
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Where 58272 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 58272
  • 🔢 Type 58272 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLZBS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 58,272 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 607. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110001110100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 58271 (Pembina, ND, 70 mi away) and 58273 (Pisek, ND, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 58272 becomes 27285 — and that is a real ZIP code: Kernersville, NC, 1,227 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22578, 25287, 25728, 25827, 27258, 27285, …). The farthest-flung twin is 78522 in Brownsville, TX, 1,528 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯566 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 58272 and you would come out at 48.01°S, 82.02°E — 545 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 22m.
  • 📏 At 118.3 square miles of land, 58272 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 90 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population177This ZIP177
Households71This ZIP71
Housing units150This ZIP150
Median age59.6This ZIP59.6North Dakota35.9US 38.9
Median household income$76,875This ZIP$76,875North Dakota$76,657US $80,734
Median home value$112,500This ZIP$112,500North Dakota$249,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher24.6%This ZIP24.6%
Mean commute30.5 minThis ZIP30.5 min
Population density1.5 / sq miThis ZIP1.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees24This ZIP24
Annual payroll$995,000This ZIP$995,000
Tax returns filed120This ZIP120
Total adjusted gross income$8,038,000This ZIP$8,038,000

Land area

Land area118.30 sq miThis ZIP118.30 sq mi
Water area1.37 sq miThis ZIP1.37 sq mi

Other place names in 58272

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ZIP codes near 58272

ZIPCityDistance
58266 Niagara, ND 6.3 mi
58259 Michigan, ND 6.3 mi
58224 Dahlen, ND 11.2 mi
58251 Larimore, ND 13.7 mi
58231 Fordville, ND 15.2 mi
58344 Lakota, ND 16.6 mi
58244 Inkster, ND 16.7 mi
58254 Mcville, ND 17.9 mi
58250 Lankin, ND 18.5 mi
58321 Brocket, ND 20.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 58272?

58272 is in Petersburg, North Dakota, in Nelson County. Its published point location is 48.0076, -97.9849.

What county is 58272 in?

58272 lies in Nelson County.

What area code is 58272?

Petersburg uses area code 701, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 58272 in?

58272 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 58272?

About 177 people live in ZIP code 58272, in 71 households, at 1.5 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 58272?

$76,875 a year, against $76,657 across North Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 58272?

The closest are 58266 (6.3 mi), 58259 (6.3 mi), 58224 (11.2 mi), 58251 (13.7 mi) and 58231 (15.2 mi).

Is 58272 a PO Box ZIP code?

58272 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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