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Mercer County, North Dakota

Mercer County, North Dakota, has 8,441 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Stanton. It uses Central Time and covers 1,043 sq mi (2,701 km²) of land.

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Mercer County in North Dakota
Oliver CountyBeulahHazenStantonGolden Valley
Mercer County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
8,441
Land area
1,043 sq mi (2,701 km²)
County seat or government
Stanton
Time zone
Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
Median household income
$80,946 ± $6,419
Median home value
$198,500 ± $16,792
Median rent, with utilities
$1,031 ± $210
Homes lived in by their owners
81.1% ± 2.8 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Outside any metro or micro areaNext to: Dickinson, ND micro area and Bismarck, ND metro area
Water area
69.8 sq mi (181 km²)
State
North Dakota
County code (FIPS)
38057
Coordinates (central point)
47.303329, -101.822020
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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 Mercer County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Central TimeAmerica/North_Dakota/BeulahUTC-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. 585453,313 people
  2. 585233,280 people
  3. 585301,144 people
  4. 58631953 people
  5. 58636918 people
  6. 58638874 people
  7. 58571754 people
  8. 58580566 people
  9. 58541467 people
  10. 58625231 people

10 ZIP Code areas overlap Mercer 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

We don’t have a website for this county yet. The US government’s local-office directory ↗ lists its offices. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

School districts in Mercer County, largest first

  1. Beulah Public School District 274,509 people
  2. Hazen Public School District 33,075 people
  3. Center-Stanton Public School District 12,132 people
  4. Underwood Public School District 81,604 people
  5. Glen Ullin Public School District 48988 people
  6. Hebron Public School District 13886 people
  7. Twin Buttes Public School District 37334 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 Mercer 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. Beulah, North Dakota (city)3,040 people
  2. Hazen, North Dakota (city)2,453 people
  3. Stanton, North Dakota (city)470 people
  4. Golden Valley, North Dakota (city)258 people
  5. Zap, North Dakota (city)200 people
  6. Pick City, North Dakota (city)144 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Oliver County, North Dakota26 mi southeast
  2. McLean County, North Dakota31 mi northeast
  3. Dunn County, North Dakota37 mi west
  4. Morton County, North Dakota48 mi southeast
  5. Stark County, North Dakota52 mi southwest

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See this county on Census.gov ↗

Areas that only touch the edge

These areas meet the boundary only along a sliver. Most addresses here are not in them; for an address near the line, check with the county.