Local servicesPost officeNew Salem Post Office4.0 miTown hallNew Salem City Hall4.1 miFire stationNew Salem Fire Station4.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBismarck Municipal Airport BIS34 miInterstateI-946.5 miUS highwayUS 8331 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 58563 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 58563 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 53 min5:51 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 31 min8:28 am – 4:59 pm
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People1,961 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.1718 householdsMedian household income $78,214Median home value $219,700Median rent $857 a month87% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,464 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.8% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 958 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, construction 17%, farming, forestry and mining 16%Average commute 27 minutes81% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 56°FColdest month January: highs 21°F, lows 2°F18 in of rain a year, on about 42 dayswettest month June45 in of snow a year, on about 41 days16 days above 90°F, 192 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, New Salem 5nw station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksSchool Hillpeak · 3.3 miMosbrucker Lakelake · 6.1 miPointed Hillpeak · 5.5 miStorm Creek Lakelake · 7.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSweetbriar Lakestate recreation area · 7.6 mi · 875 acresStorm Creekstate conservation land · 7.5 mi · 459 acresLake Tschidarecreation area · 27.5 mi · 10,763 acresFort Abraham Lincoln State Parkstate park · 28.8 mi · 870 acresCross Ranch State Parkstate park · 29.5 mi · 316 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMorton County, ND, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025295 of 365 days measured59 moderate, 7 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 4 unhealthy daysMedian index 38, worst day 242main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Oliver County, ND, 16 mi away
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription81% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of New Salemserves 946 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,114 ft644 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
