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Country around Hettinger is a rural area of about 1,762 people in Adams County, North Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 103 miles from Bismarck, ND and 450 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $568 a month.
1,762people
$117kTypical home
$568/moRent
84° / 27°Summer / winter
37"Snow
248Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,762 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 450 mi to Denver, CO
- 103 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 57 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$735/mo)
- Median rent $568/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 66 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 43
- 23% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to DIK airport
- 441 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 238 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,868 ft
- 857 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 100 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 102 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of North Dakota districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 106 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 59 mi to the nearest vet
- 56 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 57 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Adams County: R+63 in 2024
- North Dakota: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk