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Country around Harvey is a rural area of about 2,572 people in Wells County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 72 miles from Minot, ND and 370 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 17°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $139k and rent runs about $649 a month.
2,572people
$139kTypical home
$649/moRent
81° / 17°Summer / winter
36"Snow
239Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,572 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 370 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 72 mi to Minot, ND
- 72 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $139k (≈$877/mo)
- Median rent $649/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 17°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 58 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 77 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 43
- 22% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to DVL airport
- 375 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 200 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,581 ft
- 697 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 79 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 73 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 congregations per 10k people
- 53 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wells County: R+63 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk