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58538

ZIP 58538 is Fort Yates, North Dakota, in Sioux County; area code 701; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Sioux
Metro area
none
Population
2,171
Coordinates
46.0811, -100.6592
☼ Live from 58538 — Fort Yates, ND

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Where 58538 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 58538
  • 🔢 Type 58538 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BESBS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 58,538 = 2 × 29269. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110010010101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 58535 (Flasher, ND, 40 mi away) and 58540 (Garrison, ND, 118 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 58538 becomes 83585, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (38558, 38585, 38855, 53588, 55388, 58385, …). The farthest-flung twin is 38558 in Crossville, TN, 1,074 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
  • 🎯445 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 58538 and you would come out at 46.08°S, 79.34°E — 480 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 38m.
  • 📏 At 162.3 square miles of land, 58538 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 123 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,171This ZIP2,171
Households667This ZIP667
Housing units771This ZIP771
Median age24.3This ZIP24.3North Dakota35.9US 38.9
Median household income$34,858This ZIP$34,858North Dakota$76,657US $80,734
Median home value$88,500This ZIP$88,500North Dakota$249,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$452This ZIP$452North Dakota$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%This ZIP19.8%
Mean commute11.4 minThis ZIP11.4 min
Population density13.4 / sq miThis ZIP13.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees503This ZIP503
Annual payroll$21,792,000This ZIP$21,792,000
Tax returns filed640This ZIP640
Total adjusted gross income$32,679,000This ZIP$32,679,000

Land area

Land area162.32 sq miThis ZIP162.32 sq mi
Water area26.24 sq miThis ZIP26.24 sq mi

Other place names in 58538

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ZIP codes near 58538

ZIPCityDistance
58568 Selfridge, ND 16.3 mi
58528 Cannon Ball, ND 17.1 mi
57648 Pollock, SD 19.3 mi
57642 Mc Laughlin, SD 20.2 mi
58552 Linton, ND 21.1 mi
58573 Strasburg, ND 22.1 mi
58570 Solen, ND 22.8 mi
57659 Walker, SD 24.7 mi
57639 Little Eagle, SD 28.7 mi
57658 Wakpala, SD 28.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 58538?

58538 is in Fort Yates, North Dakota, in Sioux County. Its published point location is 46.0811, -100.6592.

What county is 58538 in?

58538 lies in Sioux County.

What area code is 58538?

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

What time zone is 58538 in?

58538 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 58538?

About 2,171 people live in ZIP code 58538, in 667 households, at 13.4 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 58538?

$34,858 a year, against $76,657 across North Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 58538?

The closest are 58568 (16.3 mi), 58528 (17.1 mi), 57648 (19.3 mi), 57642 (20.2 mi) and 58552 (21.1 mi).

Is 58538 a PO Box ZIP code?

58538 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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