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Where 58712 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.
- 🔢 Type 58712 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZILBS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 58,712 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 41 × 179. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1110010101011000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 58711 (Antler, ND, 74 mi away) and 58713 (Bantry, ND, 38 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 58712 becomes 21785, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 48 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12578, 12758, 12785, 12857, 15278, 15728, …). The farthest-flung twin is 78521 in Brownsville, TX, 1,532 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
- 🎯571 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 58712 and you would come out at 47.97°S, 79.45°E — 431 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 22m.
- 📏 At 111.8 square miles of land, 58712 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 85 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 61This ZIP61 |
|---|---|
| Households | 30This ZIP30 |
| Housing units | 66This ZIP66 |
| Median age | 58.8This ZIP58.8North Dakota35.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $37,500This ZIP$37,500North Dakota$76,657US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $104,700This ZIP$104,700North Dakota$249,900US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 18.4%This ZIP18.4% |
| Population density | 0.5 / sq miThis ZIP0.5 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 111.84 sq miThis ZIP111.84 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 2.62 sq miThis ZIP2.62 sq mi |
Other place names in 58712
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 58712
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
58736 | Drake, ND | 7.8 mi |
58792 | Voltaire, ND | 9.0 mi |
58744 | Karlsruhe, ND | 10.5 mi |
58723 | Butte, ND | 15.7 mi |
58710 | Anamoose, ND | 16.5 mi |
58790 | Velva, ND | 18.7 mi |
58778 | Ruso, ND | 21.0 mi |
58741 | Granville, ND | 24.7 mi |
58788 | Towner, ND | 24.7 mi |
58758 | Martin, ND | 25.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 58712?
58712 is in Balfour, North Dakota, in McHenry County, part of the Minot, ND metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.9708, -100.5531.
What county is 58712 in?
58712 lies in McHenry County.
What area code is 58712?
Balfour uses area code 701, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 58712 in?
58712 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 58712?
About 61 people live in ZIP code 58712, in 30 households, at 0.5 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 58712?
$37,500 a year, against $76,657 across North Dakota.
What ZIP codes are near 58712?
The closest are 58736 (7.8 mi), 58792 (9 mi), 58744 (10.5 mi), 58723 (15.7 mi) and 58710 (16.5 mi).
Is 58712 a PO Box ZIP code?
58712 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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