Forest River, ND · standard
ZIP Code 58233
Walsh County, North Dakota — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 283
- 2/sq mi
- $84,375
- Median income
- $121,900
- Median home value
- 20.9%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Forest River pairs an above-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 33%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 17th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 87%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 58233 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 58233 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 176.9 square miles in Forest River, Walsh County, North Dakota. The area is home to 283 residents, producing a population density of 2 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 58233 against North Dakota and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 58233 sits at $84,375 (2% above the North Dakota average), while per-capita income is $55,583. The poverty rate stands at 5.7% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. On housing, the median home value is $121,900 (32% below the state average) with median rent at $435 per month, and 86.5% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 58233 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 20.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 57.6, and the average commute is —. We also surface 3 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Walsh County, so you can benchmark 58233 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 58233, Forest River, 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
283
Population
176.9
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 58233?
57.6
Median Age
56.6%
Male
43.4%
Female
2.3%
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?
$84,375
Median Household Income
+2% vs state
$55,583
Per Capita Income
5.7%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 58233 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$84,375 Top 33% higher than 67% 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?
210
Total Housing Units
141
Occupied Units
69
Vacant Units
1.88
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$121,900
Median Home Value
-32% vs state
$435
Median Rent
1967
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 7 business establishments in ZIP 58233, employing approximately 29 people with a combined annual payroll of $3,084,000.
7
Businesses
29
Employees
$3.1M
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 58233 vs 58244 →
ZIP 58233 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 58235
Gilby (58235)
418 residents
- 58233
Forest River (58233)
283 residents
- 58273
Pisek (58273)
264 residents
- 58244
Inkster (58244)
194 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 58233 ranks #2 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 58233 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 58244
Inkster (58244)
$175,313 median income
- 58233
Forest River (58233)
$84,375 median income
- 58235
Gilby (58235)
$81,042 median income
- 58273 $52,500
Pisek (58273)
$52,500 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 58233 ranks #2 of 4 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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