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Fischbein Township, Bowman County, North Dakota
North Dakota›Bowman County

Fischbein TownshipND

A town of 15, settled in 1907.

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Photo: Ragazzi3 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Is Fischbein Township a good place to live?

Fischbein Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

15 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Scranton TownshipBuena Vista TownshipGascoyneGascoyne TownshipScranton TownshipBuena Vista TownshipGascoyneGascoyne TownshipFischbein Township
Getting set up

Moving to Fischbein Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Fischbein Township, and how to reach them.

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PowerMontana-Dakota Utilities11.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Fischbein Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsScranton Public School District 33Which school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteNot requiredNorth Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls.vote.gov
Who runs elections hereBowman County AuditorBowman County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2021
ZIP codes58649, 5865358649 63% · 58653 37%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Fischbein Township.

Natural hazards

Top of a low hazard risk in Fischbein Township: cold waves

In Fischbein Township, the FEMA risk score is 27 of 100, below both North Dakota’s towns (40 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100). Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 46% come from cold waves and 23% from inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities.

27risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
27Low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingHail

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Fischbein Township

Only 2 of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare have a higher midsummer high than Fischbein Township. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 7° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.

33″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter9–30°
Spring29–54°
Summer53–81°
Fall31–57°
Sep 25
typical first frost
May 16
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

A larger share of adults in Fischbein Township have high blood pressure than in the typical North Dakota or U.S. town

Nearly a fifth of adults have been diagnosed with depression in the town. In Fischbein Township, 13% of adults have diabetes, above both the North Dakota town median (8.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (12%). No town among the 24 in North Dakota we compare has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Fischbein Township. The town does better than the North Dakota average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 10.

Fischbein TownshipNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)40%31%35%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)13%15%17%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)28%29%33%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)13%8.9%12%
32 measures vs. North Dakota
3 better19 too close to call10 worse
What stands outFischbein TownshipND
Fewer binge drinkers17.6%21.3%
More adults treating high blood pressure82.6%76.3%
More adults with heart disease9%6.1%
Southwest Healthcare Services
17.8 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

0% of Fischbein Township is conserved land

Trails run 26 miles in 1 park or preserve. Parks and preserves in Fischbein Township: one, of 3 acres. The town’s density of trails comes in at 0.7 miles per square mile.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 22,490 acres
26 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Gascoyne Lake Campground—3

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Fischbein Township

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After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Fischbein Township; the nearest are

About Fischbein Township

Township in North Dakota, United States

Fischbein Township is a township in Bowman County in the U.S. state of North Dakota. Its population during the 2010 Census was 15.

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Is Fischbein Township, ND a good place to live?

Fischbein Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.