Time Zones in North Dakota
North Dakota uses Central Time and Mountain Time. Check a city or specific point to find its local time zone.
| Time zone | Local time and UTC offset | Next clock change |
|---|---|---|
| America/Chicago | UTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock. | Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes. |
| America/Denver | UTC-07:00 in January; UTC-06:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock. | Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes. |
| America/North_Dakota/Beulah | UTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock. | Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes. |
| America/North_Dakota/Center | UTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock. | Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes. |
| America/North_Dakota/New_Salem | UTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock. | Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes. |
- Official code
- 38
- Representative coordinates
- 47.442174, -100.460826
- Resident population, July 2025
- 799,358
- Land area
- 178,694.402 km²
- Water area
- 4,414.688 km²
- State
- North Dakota
The representative point identifies this area. It is not a street address or a boundary survey.
Counties and equivalents
These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.
- Adams County, North Dakota
- Barnes County, North Dakota
- Benson County, North Dakota
- Billings County, North Dakota
- Bottineau County, North Dakota
- Bowman County, North Dakota
- Burke County, North Dakota
- Burleigh County, North Dakota
- Cass County, North Dakota
- Cavalier County, North Dakota
- Dickey County, North Dakota
- Divide County, North Dakota
- Dunn County, North Dakota
- Eddy County, North Dakota
- Emmons County, North Dakota
- Foster County, North Dakota
- Golden Valley County, North Dakota
- Grand Forks County, North Dakota
- Grant County, North Dakota
- Griggs County, North Dakota
- Hettinger County, North Dakota
- Kidder County, North Dakota
- LaMoure County, North Dakota
- Logan County, North Dakota
- McHenry County, North Dakota
- McIntosh County, North Dakota
- McKenzie County, North Dakota
- McLean County, North Dakota
- Mercer County, North Dakota
- Morton County, North Dakota
Cities, towns and communities
These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.
- Abercrombie city, ND
- Adams city, ND
- Alamo city, ND
- Alexander city, ND
- Alice city, ND
- Almont city, ND
- Alsen city, ND
- Ambrose city, ND
- Amenia city, ND
- Amidon city, ND
- Anamoose city, ND
- Aneta city, ND
- Antler city, ND
- Apple Valley CDP, ND
- Ardoch city, ND
- Argusville city, ND
- Arnegard city, ND
- Arthur city, ND
- Ashley city, ND
- Auburn CDP, ND
- Ayr city, ND
- Balfour city, ND
- Balta city, ND
- Bantry CDP, ND
- Barney city, ND
- Barton CDP, ND
- Bathgate city, ND
- Beach city, ND
- Belcourt CDP, ND
- Belfield city, ND
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Small boundary contacts to check
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