Columbus, ND · standard
ZIP Code 58727
Burke County, North Dakota - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 279
- 0/sq mi
- $105,417
- Median income
- $229,200
- Median home value
- 11.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Columbus pairs an upper-quartile household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 16%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 48%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 0
- people per sq mi
- 99%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 58727 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 58727 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Columbus, Burke County, North Dakota, home to just 279 residents across 697.5 square miles, a density of 0 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 58727 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $105,417 (28% above the average North Dakota ZIP), while per-capita income is $70,804. The poverty rate is 9.5%, with unemployment at 4.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. Housing is both higher-cost and owner-heavy: median home value is $229,200 (27% above the average North Dakota ZIP), while 98.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 11.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 64.8, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the North Dakota and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 58727.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 58727, Columbus, ND · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
279
Population
697.5
Area (sq mi)
0
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 58727?
64.8
Median Age
53.6%
Male
46.4%
Female
1.2%
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?
$105,417
Median Household Income
+28% vs state ZIP avg
$70,804
Per Capita Income
9.5%
Poverty Rate
4.0%
Unemployment Rate
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?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
196housing units
196
Total Housing Units
90
Occupied Units
106
Vacant Units
1.87
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$229,200
Median Home Value
+27% vs state ZIP avg
1968
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 8 business establishments in ZIP 58727, employing approximately 41 people with a combined annual payroll of $3,511,000.
8
Businesses
41
Employees
$3.5M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Utilities | 3 | 37.5% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 58727, both outside ND so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.