Golden Valley, ND · standard
ZIP Code 58541
Mercer County, North Dakota — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 364
- 1/sq mi
- $98,000
- Median income
- $205,800
- Median home value
- 27.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Golden Valley pairs an upper-quartile household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 20%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 45th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 86%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 58541 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 58541 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 455.0 square miles in Golden Valley, Mercer County, North Dakota. The area is home to 364 residents, producing a population density of 1 people per square mile, and falls within the North Dakota/Beulah time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 58541 against North Dakota and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 58541 sits at $98,000 (19% above the North Dakota average), while per-capita income is $47,625. The poverty rate stands at 3.4% and the unemployment rate at 0.9%. On housing, the median home value is $205,800 (14% above the state average) with median rent at $1,313 per month, and 86.3% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 58541 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 27.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 56.9, and the average commute is —. We also surface 2 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 4 additional ZIPs sharing Mercer County, so you can benchmark 58541 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 58541, Golden Valley, 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
364
Population
455.0
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
North Dakota/Beulah
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 58541?
56.9
Median Age
52.9%
Male
47.1%
Female
0.9%
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?
$98,000
Median Household Income
+19% vs state
$47,625
Per Capita Income
3.4%
Poverty Rate
0.9%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 58541 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$98,000 Top 20% higher than 80% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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?
261
Total Housing Units
226
Occupied Units
35
Vacant Units
2.07
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$205,800
Median Home Value
+14% vs state
$1,313
Median Rent
1985
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 3 business establishments in ZIP 58541, employing approximately 6 people with a combined annual payroll of $30,000.
3
Businesses
6
Employees
$30K
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 58541 vs 58625 →
ZIP 58541 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 58580
Zap (58580)
455 residents
- 58541
Golden Valley (58541)
364 residents
- 58625
Dodge (58625)
185 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 58541 ranks #2 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
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