Buffalo, ND · standard
ZIP Code 58011
Cass County, North Dakota — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 391
- 1/sq mi
- $99,853
- Median income
- $245,400
- Median home value
- 40.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Buffalo pairs an upper-quartile household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 19%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 44%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 92%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 58011 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 58011 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 279.3 square miles in Buffalo, Cass County, North Dakota. The area is home to 391 residents, producing a population density of 1 people per square mile, and falls within the Chicago time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 58011 against North Dakota and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 58011 sits at $99,853 (21% above the North Dakota average), while per-capita income is $48,088. The poverty rate stands at 5.6% and the unemployment rate at 0.8%. On housing, the median home value is $245,400 (36% above the state average) with median rent at $2,083 per month, and 92.1% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 58011 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 40.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 48.6, and the average commute is 19 minutes. We also surface 3 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Cass County, so you can benchmark 58011 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with HUD →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + HUD FMR + FHFA HPI ACS demographics, ZBP business establishments, HUD Fair Market Rents, FHFA HPI for ZIP 58011, Buffalo, ND · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; HUD FMR + FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
391
Population
279.3
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 58011?
48.6
Median Age
52.6%
Male
47.4%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$99,853
Median Household Income
+21% vs state
$48,088
Per Capita Income
5.6%
Poverty Rate
0.8%
Unemployment Rate
19.4 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 58011 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$99,853 Top 19% higher than 81% of 30,318 US ZIPs
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Source U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
213
Total Housing Units
190
Occupied Units
23
Vacant Units
2.36
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$245,400
Median Home Value
+36% vs state
$2,083
Median Rent
1977
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 9 business establishments in ZIP 58011, employing approximately 39 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,505,000.
9
Businesses
39
Employees
$1.5M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 58011 vs 58071 →
ZIP 58011 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 58071
Tower City (58071)
409 residents
- 58011
Buffalo (58011)
391 residents
- 58007 119
Ayr (58007)
119 residents
- 58002 23
Absaraka (58002)
23 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 58011 ranks #2 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 58011 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 58071
Tower City (58071)
$109,375 median income
- 58011
Buffalo (58011)
$99,853 median income
- 58007
Ayr (58007)
$81,250 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 58011 ranks #2 of 3 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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