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58278

ZIP 58278 is Thompson, North Dakota, in Grand Forks County; area code 701; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Grand Forks
Metro area
Grand Forks, ND-MN
Population
2,168
Coordinates
47.7812, -97.1215
☼ Live from 58278 — Thompson, ND

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Where 58278 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 58278
  • 🔢 Type 58278 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLZBS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 58,278 = 2 × 3 × 11 × 883. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110001110100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 58277 (Sharon, ND, 35 mi away) and 58281 (Wales, ND, 101 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 58278 becomes 87285, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25878, 27588, 27858, 27885, 28578, 28587, …). The farthest-flung twin is 78582 in Rio Grande City, TX, 1,471 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 74%.
  • 🎯554 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 58278 and you would come out at 47.78°S, 82.88°E — 588 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 24m.
  • 📏 At 105.4 square miles of land, 58278 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 80 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,168This ZIP2,168
Households799This ZIP799
Housing units843This ZIP843
Median age45.0This ZIP45.0North Dakota35.9US 38.9
Median household income$111,250This ZIP$111,250North Dakota$76,657US $80,734
Median home value$313,400This ZIP$313,400North Dakota$249,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$817This ZIP$817North Dakota$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.1%This ZIP41.1%
Mean commute20.9 minThis ZIP20.9 min
Population density20.6 / sq miThis ZIP20.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments41This ZIP41
Employees164This ZIP164
Annual payroll$6,832,000This ZIP$6,832,000
Tax returns filed970This ZIP970
Total adjusted gross income$113,457,000This ZIP$113,457,000

Land area

Land area105.37 sq miThis ZIP105.37 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi

Other place names in 58278

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 58278

ZIPCityDistance
58201 Grand Forks, ND 6.0 mi
58275 Reynolds, ND 6.3 mi
58202 Grand Forks, ND 9.9 mi
58206 Grand Forks, ND 10.8 mi
58207 Grand Forks, ND 10.8 mi
58208 Grand Forks, ND 10.8 mi
58228 Emerado, ND 12.0 mi
58203 Grand Forks, ND 13.2 mi
58218 Buxton, ND 13.4 mi
56723 Fisher, MN 14.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 58278?

58278 is in Thompson, North Dakota, in Grand Forks County, part of the Grand Forks, ND-MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.7812, -97.1215.

What county is 58278 in?

58278 lies in Grand Forks County.

What area code is 58278?

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

What time zone is 58278 in?

58278 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 58278?

About 2,168 people live in ZIP code 58278, in 799 households, at 20.6 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 58278?

$111,250 a year, against $76,657 across North Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 58278?

The closest are 58201 (6 mi), 58275 (6.3 mi), 58202 (9.9 mi), 58206 (10.8 mi) and 58207 (10.8 mi).

Is 58278 a PO Box ZIP code?

58278 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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