Mountrail County, North Dakota
Mountrail County, North Dakota, has 9,395 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Stanley. It uses Central Time and covers 1,825 sq mi (4,727 km²) of land.
- Resident population, July 2025
- 9,395
- Land area
- 1,825 sq mi (4,727 km²)
- County seat or government
- Stanley
- Time zone
- Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
- Median household income
- $80,717 ± $8,110
- Median home value
- $232,700 ± $21,614
- Median rent, with utilities
- $950 ± $132
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61.5% ± 3.5 points
- County type
- County
- Metro or micro area
- Outside any metro or micro areaNext to: Minot, ND metro area, Williston, ND micro area, and Dickinson, ND micro area
- Water area
- 116 sq mi (301 km²)
- State
- North Dakota
- County code (FIPS)
- 38061
- Coordinates (central point)
- 48.210073, -102.364895
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 Mountrail County
| Time zone | Local time and UTC offset | Next clock change |
|---|---|---|
| Central TimeAmerica/Chicago | UTC-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
- 587634,426 people
- 587842,756 people
- 588522,087 people
- 587701,369 people
- 587731,036 people
- 58718886 people
- 58771585 people
- 58776264 people
- 58734202 people
- 58756165 people
- 58769154 people
- 58794148 people
12 ZIP Code areas overlap Mountrail 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.
Townships in Mountrail County, largest first
- Van Hook Township296 people
- Idaho Township230 people
- Brookbank Township171 people
- Powers Lake Township152 people
- Sikes Township123 people
- Crane Creek Township122 people
- Egan Township117 people
- Osborn Township117 people
- Alger Township113 people
- Bicker Township89 people
- Knife River Township88 people
- Parshall Township87 people
All 49
- Big Bend Township81 people
- Howie Township79 people
- Banner Township78 people
- Model Township67 people
- Shell Township58 people
- Sorkness Township55 people
- Fertile Township50 people
- Plaza Township49 people
- Powers Township45 people
- Redmond Township43 people
- Liberty Township40 people
- Spring Coulee Township39 people
- Osloe Township37 people
- McGahan Township36 people
- Manitou Township32 people
- Lowland Township30 people
- Debing Township28 people
- White Earth Township26 people
- Purcell Township23 people
- Myrtle Township18 people
- Kickapoo Township15 people
- Mountrail Township15 people
- Burke Township8 people
- Cottonwood Township6 people
- Austin Township0 people
- Clearwater Township0 people
- Crowfoot Township0 people
- James Hill Township0 people
- Lostwood Township0 people
- McAlmond Township0 people
- Oakland Township0 people
- Palermo Township0 people
- Rat Lake Township0 people
- Ross Township0 people
- Sidonia Township0 people
- Stave Township0 people
- Wayzetta Township0 people
People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. All townships in North Dakota, by county
School districts in Mountrail County, largest first
- New Town Public School District 14,251 people
- Stanley Public School District 23,189 people
- Tioga Public School District 152,342 people
- Lewis and Clark Public School District 1611,915 people
- Kenmare Public School District 281,734 people
- Parshall Public School District 31,452 people
- Powers Lake Public School District 271,116 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 Mountrail County, largest first
- 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.
- New Town, North Dakota (city)2,721 people
- Stanley, North Dakota (city)2,097 people
- Parshall, North Dakota (city)922 people
- Plaza, North Dakota (city)350 people
- Ross, North Dakota (city)156 people
- Palermo, North Dakota (city)129 people
- White Earth, North Dakota (city)63 people
Bordering areas, nearest first
Distances are straight lines between map points.
- Ward County, North Dakota38 mi east
- Burke County, North Dakota40 mi north
- Williams County, North Dakota53 mi west
- McKenzie County, North Dakota58 mi southwest
- McLean County, North Dakota58 mi southeast
- Dunn County, North Dakota60 mi south
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