Natural Disaster Risk — ZIP Code 58317

Natural Hazard Profile: ZIP 58317, North Dakota

ZIP 58317 covers part of the Bisbee area, in the northern tier of the continental United States. The surrounding region experiences extremely cold winters and short, warm summers with prairie wind exposure, with severe blizzards and spring flooding shaping the natural hazards that residents of this ZIP code face. Risk scores here are derived from FEMA data for the encompassing county.

FEMA rates ZIP 58317's composite natural disaster risk at 3.8 out of 10 — low risk. Freezing rain and ice accretion are the primary winter hazard, with glaze ice events capable of downing power lines, snapping tree limbs, and making roads impassable for days. Residents should also account for cold wave and wildfire risk in their preparedness planning.

ZIP 58317's risk score, slightly below the 4.7/10 state average and below the U.S. national average of 4.5/10. Of the 18 hazard categories tracked by FEMA, the highest-scoring are ice storm, cold wave, and wildfire. These scores reflect county-level data and represent the baseline risk that all communities in the county share.

ZIP 58317 carries a below-average natural disaster risk, reflecting fewer and less severe hazard exposures than typical U.S. communities. Even so, the area's primary risk — ice storm — warrants awareness and appropriate insurance coverage, as lower risk does not mean zero risk.