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58421

ZIP 58421 is Carrington, North Dakota, mostly in Foster County; area code 701; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Foster +3 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,969
Coordinates
47.4404, -99.0766
☼ Live from 58421 — Carrington, ND

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Where 58421 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 58421
  • 🔢 Type 58421 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZhBS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 58,421 = 11 × 47 × 113. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110010000110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 58420 (Buchanan, ND, 28 mi away) and 58422 (Cathay, ND, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 58421 becomes 12485 — and that is a real ZIP code: Tannersville, NY, 1,267 miles away.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12458, 12485, 12548, 12584, 12845, 12854, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28541 in Jacksonville, NC, 1,424 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
  • 🎯527 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 58421 and you would come out at 47.44°S, 80.92°E — 508 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 27m.
  • 📏 At 401.7 square miles of land, 58421 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 305 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,969This ZIP2,969
Households1,353This ZIP1,353
Housing units1,471This ZIP1,471
Median age41.5This ZIP41.5North Dakota35.9US 38.9
Median household income$89,097This ZIP$89,097North Dakota$76,657US $80,734
Median home value$171,200This ZIP$171,200North Dakota$249,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$786This ZIP$786North Dakota$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.3%This ZIP30.3%
Mean commute11.9 minThis ZIP11.9 min
Population density7.4 / sq miThis ZIP7.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments125This ZIP125
Employees1,337This ZIP1,337
Annual payroll$73,857,000This ZIP$73,857,000
Tax returns filed1,370This ZIP1,370
Total adjusted gross income$131,440,000This ZIP$131,440,000

Land area

Land area401.72 sq miThis ZIP401.72 sq mi
Water area8.64 sq miThis ZIP8.64 sq mi

Counties 58421 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Foster County 82.9%
Stutsman County 7.9%
Wells County 5.7%
Eddy County 3.4%

Other place names in 58421

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

ZIP codes near 58421

ZIPCityDistance
58486 Sykeston, ND 15.0 mi
58356 New Rockford, ND 16.0 mi
58445 Grace City, ND 16.0 mi
58476 Pingree, ND 17.4 mi
58443 Glenfield, ND 18.5 mi
58422 Cathay, ND 18.6 mi
58455 Kensal, ND 18.9 mi
58496 Woodworth, ND 23.4 mi
58464 Mchenry, ND 24.9 mi
58418 Bowdon, ND 26.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 58421?

58421 is in Carrington, North Dakota, in Foster County. Its published point location is 47.4404, -99.0766.

What county is 58421 in?

58421 spans 4 counties: Foster County, Stutsman County, Wells County and Eddy County. Most of it falls in Foster County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 58421?

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

What time zone is 58421 in?

58421 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 58421?

About 2,969 people live in ZIP code 58421, in 1,353 households, at 7.4 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 58421?

$89,097 a year, against $76,657 across North Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 58421?

The closest are 58486 (15 mi), 58356 (16 mi), 58445 (16 mi), 58476 (17.4 mi) and 58443 (18.5 mi).

Is 58421 a PO Box ZIP code?

58421 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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