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58856

ZIP 58856 is Zahl, North Dakota, mostly in Williams County; area code 701; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Williams +1 more
Metro area
Williston, ND
Population
211
Coordinates
48.5950, -103.7329
☼ Live from 58856 — Zahl, ND

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Where 58856 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 58856
  • 🔢 Type 58856 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSBBS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 58,856 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 1051. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110010111101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 58854 (Watford City, ND, 59 mi away) and 59001 (Absarokee, MT, 346 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
  • 🔄 Backwards, 58856 becomes 65885, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (56588, 58568, 65588, 68855, 85658, 88556, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85658 in Marana, AZ, 1,176 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
  • 🎯657 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 58856 and you would come out at 48.60°S, 76.27°E — 279 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 17m.
  • 📏 At 196.8 square miles of land, 58856 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 149 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population211This ZIP211
Households82This ZIP82
Housing units123This ZIP123
Median age35.5This ZIP35.5North Dakota35.9US 38.9
Median household income$104,688This ZIP$104,688North Dakota$76,657US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher30.8%This ZIP30.8%
Mean commute29.5 minThis ZIP29.5 min
Population density1.1 / sq miThis ZIP1.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees24This ZIP24
Annual payroll$2,328,000This ZIP$2,328,000

Land area

Land area196.82 sq miThis ZIP196.82 sq mi
Water area2.84 sq miThis ZIP2.84 sq mi

Counties 58856 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Williams County 66.4%
Divide County 33.6%

ZIP codes near 58856

ZIPCityDistance
58845 Grenora, ND 9.0 mi
58830 Alamo, ND 12.4 mi
59219 Dagmar, MT 19.5 mi
58844 Fortuna, ND 20.2 mi
58833 Ambrose, ND 22.4 mi
58801 Williston, ND 24.7 mi
58795 Wildrose, ND 26.5 mi
58730 Crosby, ND 26.7 mi
59275 Westby, MT 27.4 mi
59211 Antelope, MT 29.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 58856?

58856 is in Zahl, North Dakota, in Williams County, part of the Williston, ND micropolitan area. Its published point location is 48.5950, -103.7329.

What county is 58856 in?

58856 spans 2 counties: Williams County and Divide County. Most of it falls in Williams 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 58856?

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

What time zone is 58856 in?

58856 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 58856?

About 211 people live in ZIP code 58856, in 82 households, at 1.1 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 58856?

$104,688 a year, against $76,657 across North Dakota.

What ZIP codes are near 58856?

The closest are 58845 (9 mi), 58830 (12.4 mi), 59219 (19.5 mi), 58844 (20.2 mi) and 58833 (22.4 mi).

Is 58856 a PO Box ZIP code?

58856 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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