Blanchard Bridge, North Dakota, 2006
Blanchard’s story
146 years in pictures
The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 3 maps from 1918 on.
- 1880Blanchard is settled
BlanchardND
A town in North Dakota.
Photo: The original uploader was Chicago103 at English Wikipedia.; original photo by afiler · CC BY-SA 2.0
Land area
0 sq mi
Settled
1880
146 years ago
Is Blanchard a good place to live?
Blanchard’s January low is -1°F, below both the North Dakota town median (2°F) and the median of U.S. towns (22°F). We don’t grade Blanchard yet; the figures below are still real.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Blanchard.
Natural hazards
Blanchard has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from hail
28risk score of 100
In Blanchard, the FEMA hazard score is 28 of 100. Expected losses in Blanchard break down as 28% from hail and 26% from inland flooding.
FEMA risk score
HailInland floodingCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
The climate in Blanchard brings four seasons and pleasant summers
35″snow a winter
Blanchard’s typical July afternoon high is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
Winter3–20°
Spring31–52°
Summer56–79°
Fall34–54°
Oct 9
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
Blanchard stands out in North Dakota and nationally: a smaller share of its adults report frequent mental distress
Blanchard: 38% of adults have obesity. Of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Blanchard.
| Blanchard | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 29% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 73% | 79% |
32 measures vs. North Dakota
14 better14 too close to call4 worse
| What stands out | Blanchard | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.9% | 10.7% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.1% | 8.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.9% | 8.2% |
Sanford Hillsboro
8.8 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Blanchard
13pages on Blanchard
The big questions
Out and about
Getting set up
Moving to Blanchard: who provides what
Blanchard is unincorporated, so Traill County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerXcel Energy13.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterEast Central Regional Wd-Gf water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesTraill CountyTraill County provides services here
Register to voteNot requiredNorth Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls.vote.govWho runs elections hereTraill County AuditorTraill County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2017
ZIP code5800958009 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Blanchard
About Blanchard
Census-designated place in North Dakota, United States
Blanchard is a census-designated place in Blanchard Township, Traill County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 16 at the 2020 census. Blanchard is near the North Dakota-Minnesota border, near the junction of state highways 18 and 200. The KVLY-TV mast was the tallest man-made structure in the Western Hemisphere until 2019. It stands near Blanchard. The mast is used to transmit television broadcasts from the Fargo station KVLY-TV and was the tallest man-made structure in the world from 1963 to 1974 and again from 1991 to 2008. Similarly, the KRDK-TV mast, the tallest man-made structure in the United States, stands 6 miles (9.7 km) from Blanchard, near Galesburg.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1881
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 945 ft
- ZIP code
- 58009
- Area code
- 701
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