Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 53 min5:46 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 32 min8:23 am – 4:55 pm
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People316 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.7127 householdsMedian household income $56,250Median home value $447,70087% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $767 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.9% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 157 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 26%, education and health care 21%, retail 14%Average commute 31 minutes80% drive alone, 14% car-pool, 5% walk or cycleSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages31% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 16% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 23°F, lows 2°F21 in of rain a year, on about 47 dayswettest month June51 in of snow a year, on about 45 days21 days above 90°F, 179 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Moffit 3 Se station, 15 mi away; rain from Steele 4n; snow from Bismarck
Parks and public landsMckenzie Sloughstate conservation land · 4.7 mi · 727 acresRice Lakestate recreation area · 8.0 mi · 996 acresLong Lake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 12.1 mi · 13,839 acresRobert W. Hendersonstate conservation land · 11.8 mi · 558 acresArena Lakestate recreation area · 18.4 mi · 799 acresMyron Atkinson Parkstate park · 20.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateBurleigh County, ND, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighIce storm Very HighHail Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025285 of 365 days measured68 moderate, 8 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 4 unhealthy daysMedian index 39, worst day 218main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Burleigh County monitors, ND
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription79% have cable, fibre or DSL5% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Bismarckserves 72,417 people from groundwater under influence of surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,832 ft558 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCHI Saint Alexius Medical Center Bismarck21.1 miPost officeSterling Post Office4.4 miFire stationSterling Rural Fire Protection District3.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBismarck Municipal Airport BIS20 miInterstateI-944.1 miUS highwayUS 833.3 miCoachBismarckJefferson Lines19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 58572 ZIP area.
