McLean County, North Dakota

McLean County, North Dakota, has 9,740 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Washburn. It uses Central Time and covers 2,110 sq mi (5,466 km²) of land.

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McLean County in North Dakota
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Resident population, July 2025
9,740
Land area
2,110 sq mi (5,466 km²)
County seat or government
Washburn
Time zone
Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
Median household income
$83,583 ± $6,887
Median home value
$227,100 ± $15,589
Median rent, with utilities
$784 ± $51
Homes lived in by their owners
84.2% ± 1.1 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Outside any metro or micro areaNext to: Minot, ND metro area, Bismarck, ND metro area, and Dickinson, ND micro area
Water area
218 sq mi (564 km²)
State
North Dakota
County code (FIPS)
38055
Coordinates (central point)
47.653206, -101.421914

These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in McLean County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Central TimeAmerica/ChicagoUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 585402,634 people
  2. 585771,954 people
  3. 587701,369 people
  4. 585761,063 people
  5. 585791,001 people
  6. 58575910 people
  7. 58759756 people
  8. 58771585 people
  9. 58735565 people
  10. 58559411 people
  11. 58779343 people
  12. 58716308 people
All 18
  1. 58531303 people
  2. 58723244 people
  3. 58775218 people
  4. 58565187 people
  5. 58778187 people
  6. 58756165 people

18 ZIP Code areas overlap McLean County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

McLean County government website ↗ is the next stop for county offices, tax, voting, jury and records information. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

Townships in McLean County, largest first

  1. Longfellow Township191 people
  2. McGinnis Township171 people
  3. St. Mary Township168 people
  4. Andrews Township116 people
  5. Wise Township113 people
  6. Otis Township101 people
  7. Gate Township85 people
  8. Lake Williams Township85 people
  9. Snow Township83 people
  10. Loquemont Township82 people
  11. Blackwater Township79 people
  12. Roseglen Township58 people
All 27
  1. Dogden Township54 people
  2. Byersville Township40 people
  3. Amundsville Township36 people
  4. Malcolm Township34 people
  5. Medicine Hill Township33 people
  6. Victoria Township33 people
  7. Turtle Lake Township32 people
  8. Deepwater Township22 people
  9. Mercer Township19 people
  10. Greatstone Township16 people
  11. Rosemont Township16 people
  12. Horseshoe Valley Township6 people
  13. Aurena Township0 people
  14. Cremerville Township0 people
  15. Douglas Township0 people

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. All townships in North Dakota, by county

School districts in McLean County, largest first

  1. Garrison Public School District 512,445 people
  2. Velva Public School District 12,202 people
  3. Washburn Public School District 42,131 people
  4. Lewis and Clark Public School District 1611,915 people
  5. Max Public School District 501,617 people
  6. Underwood Public School District 81,604 people
  7. Parshall Public School District 31,452 people
  8. Wilton Public School District 11,407 people
  9. Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District 721,351 people
  10. Drake Public School District 57617 people
  11. White Shield Public School District 85527 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Tribal areas in McLean County, largest first

  1. Fort Berthold Reservation7,267 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Washburn, North Dakota (city)1,507 people
  2. Garrison, North Dakota (city)1,397 people
  3. Underwood, North Dakota (city)699 people
  4. Wilton, North Dakota (city)607 people
  5. Turtle Lake, North Dakota (city)500 people
  6. Max, North Dakota (city)358 people
  7. White Shield, North Dakota (CDP)246 people
  8. Benedict, North Dakota (city)227 people
  9. Riverdale, North Dakota (city)187 people
  10. Butte, North Dakota (city)68 people
  11. Coleharbor, North Dakota (city)66 people
  12. Mercer, North Dakota (city)66 people
All 13
  1. Ruso, North Dakota (city)4 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Mercer County, North Dakota31 mi southwest
  2. Oliver County, North Dakota37 mi south
  3. Ward County, North Dakota39 mi north
  4. Sheridan County, North Dakota51 mi east
  5. McHenry County, North Dakota54 mi northeast
  6. Mountrail County, North Dakota58 mi northwest
  7. Dunn County, North Dakota59 mi west
  8. Burleigh County, North Dakota65 mi southeast

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Areas that only touch the edge

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