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Watford City, ND

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Watford City, ND: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,804. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet WATFORD-CITY-ND · Watford City, ND 1 ZIPs · 2,804 pop · #4600/25278 · McKenzie County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $99,000
  • RANK-TOP #4600/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Alexander
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 47% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,804
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $388,700

Nearest income peer: Alexander, ND ( $620 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Watford City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Watford City on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Watford City, ND sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 18%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,804
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$99,000
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $99,000 and home value $388,700 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 18.3%.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (46.8%) for this income tier, rent $1,327 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within North Dakota, Alexander is the closest lower-income city and Oriska the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Watford City.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 58854, is all of Watford City

There is no split to weigh here: 58854 holds every one of Watford City's 2,804 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Watford City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 423 establishments, 5,203 employees , annual payroll $441,827k (~151 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 58854 (423 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (62) · also Construction · Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction .

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ZIP Codes in Watford City, ND

These ZIP codes sit in McKenzie County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Watford City. See the McKenzie County roll-up →

Watford City lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing McKenzie County: Arnegard and Grassy Butte earn more and Mandaree, Keene and Cartwright earn less. Grassy Butte marks the far end of that range at $157,750, 59% above Watford City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
58854 2,804 $99,000 423 2
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Watford City roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Watford City, .