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58579

ZIP 58579 is Wilton, North Dakota, mostly in Burleigh County; area code 701; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Burleigh +1 more
Metro area
Bismarck, ND
Population
1,001
Coordinates
47.1794, -100.7384
☼ Live from 58579 — Wilton, ND

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Where 58579 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 58579
  • 🔢 Type 58579 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLSBS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 58579 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110010011010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 58577 (Washburn, ND, 18 mi away) and 58580 (Zap, ND, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 58579 becomes 97585, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (55798, 55987, 58759, 58795, 59758, 59875, …). The farthest-flung twin is 78559 in La Feria, TX, 1,462 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
  • 🎯519 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 58579 and you would come out at 47.18°S, 79.26°E — 442 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 29m.
  • 📏 At 244.9 square miles of land, 58579 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 186 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,001This ZIP1,001
Households466This ZIP466
Housing units552This ZIP552
Median age48.3This ZIP48.3North Dakota35.9US 38.9
Median household income$93,750This ZIP$93,750North Dakota$76,657US $80,734
Median home value$281,500This ZIP$281,500North Dakota$249,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$841This ZIP$841North Dakota$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.1%This ZIP23.1%
Mean commute31.6 minThis ZIP31.6 min
Population density4.1 / sq miThis ZIP4.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments24This ZIP24
Employees153This ZIP153
Annual payroll$8,049,000This ZIP$8,049,000
Tax returns filed610This ZIP610
Total adjusted gross income$55,916,000This ZIP$55,916,000

Land area

Land area244.95 sq miThis ZIP244.95 sq mi
Water area1.03 sq miThis ZIP1.03 sq mi

Counties 58579 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Burleigh County 69.4%
McLean County 30.6%

Other place names in 58579

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

ZIP codes near 58579

ZIPCityDistance
58477 Regan, ND 10.6 mi
58521 Baldwin, ND 10.9 mi
58577 Washburn, ND 17.6 mi
58503 Bismarck, ND 18.9 mi
58502 Bismarck, ND 20.3 mi
58530 Center, ND 20.3 mi
58559 Mercer, ND 20.3 mi
58494 Wing, ND 22.4 mi
58505 Bismarck, ND 24.9 mi
58463 Mcclusky, ND 24.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 58579?

58579 is in Wilton, North Dakota, in Burleigh County, part of the Bismarck, ND metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.1794, -100.7384.

What county is 58579 in?

58579 spans 2 counties: Burleigh County and McLean County. Most of it falls in Burleigh 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 58579?

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

What time zone is 58579 in?

58579 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 58579?

About 1,001 people live in ZIP code 58579, in 466 households, at 4.1 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 58579?

$93,750 a year, against $76,657 across North Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 58579?

The closest are 58477 (10.6 mi), 58521 (10.9 mi), 58577 (17.6 mi), 58503 (18.9 mi) and 58502 (20.3 mi).

Is 58579 a PO Box ZIP code?

58579 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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