Local servicesPost officeVoltaire Post Office5.6 miTown hallButte City Hall9.9 miFire stationButte Rural Fire Protection District9.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMinot International Airport MOT32 miUS highwayUS 522.8 miAmtrakMinot, ND MOT31 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 58792 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 58792 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 3 min5:43 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 23 min8:29 am – 4:52 pm
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People243 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.889 householdsMedian household income $105,221Median home value $191,70067% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $964 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 102 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 37%, education and health care 20%, wholesale trade 15%Average commute 41 minutes85% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, German or Dutch 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 54°FColdest month January: highs 20°F, lows -3°F19 in of rain a year, on about 46 dayswettest month June41 in of snow a year, on about 16 days10 days above 90°F, 197 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Velva station, 11 mi away
Nearby landmarksPaulson Lakelake · 2.7 miStevens Sloughlake · 3.6 miLittle Buttepeak · 3.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMclean County Waterfowl Production Areanational wildlife refuge · 14.0 mi · 401 acresHeffner Lakestate recreation area · 18.1 mi · 277 acresDenbigh Purchase Unitnational forest · 22.1 mi · 595 acresLake Nettie National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 25.8 mi · 2,424 acresSouris Purchase Unitnational forest · 32.6 mi · 105 acresLake Holmes WDAnational conservation area · 35.2 mi · 726 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMcHenry County, ND, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025289 of 364 days measured63 moderate, 7 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 5 unhealthy daysMedian index 36, worst day 283main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Ward County, ND, 40 mi away
Internet at home82% of households have a broadband subscription54% have cable, fibre or DSL19% rely on a mobile data plan alone18% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Velvaserves 1,084 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,614 ft492 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
