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58727

ZIP 58727 is Columbus, North Dakota, in Burke County; area code 701; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Burke
Metro area
none
Population
168
Coordinates
48.8576, -102.8045
☼ Live from 58727 — Columbus, ND

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Where 58727 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 58727
  • 🔢 Type 58727 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZLBS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 58727 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110010101100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 58725 (Carpio, ND, 58 mi away) and 58730 (Crosby, ND, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 58727 becomes 72785, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25778, 27587, 27857, 27875, 28577, 28757, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28577 in Sealevel, NC, 1,652 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯658 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 58727 and you would come out at 48.86°S, 77.20°E — 317 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 15m.
  • 📏 At 224.1 square miles of land, 58727 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 170 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population168This ZIP168
Households90This ZIP90
Housing units196This ZIP196
Median age64.8This ZIP64.8North Dakota35.9US 38.9
Median household income$105,417This ZIP$105,417North Dakota$76,657US $80,734
Median home value$229,200This ZIP$229,200North Dakota$249,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher11.4%This ZIP11.4%
Mean commute16.6 minThis ZIP16.6 min
Population density0.7 / sq miThis ZIP0.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees41This ZIP41
Annual payroll$3,511,000This ZIP$3,511,000
Tax returns filed130This ZIP130
Total adjusted gross income$11,512,000This ZIP$11,512,000

Land area

Land area224.07 sq miThis ZIP224.07 sq mi
Water area2.16 sq miThis ZIP2.16 sq mi

Other place names in 58727

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ZIP codes near 58727

ZIPCityDistance
58752 Lignite, ND 9.7 mi
58772 Portal, ND 10.5 mi
58765 Noonan, ND 10.9 mi
58755 Mcgregor, ND 17.3 mi
58737 Flaxton, ND 18.6 mi
58773 Powers Lake, ND 20.1 mi
58795 Wildrose, ND 22.0 mi
58730 Crosby, ND 22.9 mi
58721 Bowbells, ND 25.1 mi
58833 Ambrose, ND 32.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 58727?

58727 is in Columbus, North Dakota, in Burke County. Its published point location is 48.8576, -102.8045.

What county is 58727 in?

58727 lies in Burke County.

What area code is 58727?

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

What time zone is 58727 in?

58727 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 58727?

About 168 people live in ZIP code 58727, in 90 households, at 0.7 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 58727?

$105,417 a year, against $76,657 across North Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 58727?

The closest are 58752 (9.7 mi), 58772 (10.5 mi), 58765 (10.9 mi), 58755 (17.3 mi) and 58737 (18.6 mi).

Is 58727 a PO Box ZIP code?

58727 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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