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North Dakota›McKenzie County

Four Bears VillageND

A town of 154 in North Dakota.

Is Four Bears Village a good place to live?

34% of residents live below the poverty line in Four Bears Village, against 9.8% in North Dakota’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Four Bears Village. Four Bears Village has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

154 people, and everyone knows the way

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The data

Ordered by what stands out in Four Bears Village.

Work & commute

With only 0.0 jobs per working resident, most people in Four Bears Village work out of town

0%work in town

For half of commuters, work is under 1 miles away. The top destinations are Fargo (7%), Fairview (2%) and New Town (2%).

Where working residents work

In Four Bears Village0%
Fargo7%
Fairview2%
New Town2%
Williston2%
1 mi
median commute distance
2
jobs based in Four Bears Village
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Four Bears Village faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves

32risk score of 100

Expected losses in Four Bears Village break down as 52% from cold waves and 11% from inland flooding. In Four Bears Village, the FEMA risk score is 32 of 100.

FEMA risk score
32Low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingWildfire

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Four Bears Village

35″snow a winter

About 35 inches of snow fall in a winter here; January nights dip to 2° and July afternoons rise to 83°.

Typical low → high °F

Winter5–24°
Spring29–54°
Summer53–81°
Fall31–55°
Sep 20
typical first frost
May 20
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

More of Four Bears Village’s adults report frequent mental distress than in the typical North Dakota or U.S. town

Just over one in ten adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Four Bears Village. No town among the 24 in North Dakota we compare has a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Four Bears Village. Two figures for adults here: 27% smoke cigarettes, 51% have obesity. Only 2 of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Four Bears Village.

Four Bears VillageTypical North Dakota townTypical U.S. town
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)29%16%19%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)27%13%14%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)51%37%35%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)22%15%17%
32 measures vs. North Dakota
2 better6 too close to call24 worse
What stands outFour Bears VillageND
Fewer adults who have had cancer4.5%8.2%
Fewer adults with high cholesterol28.2%33.8%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth40.4%10.8%
Mountrail County Medical Center
24.6 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

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

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Everything we know about Four Bears Village

12pages on Four Bears Village
Getting set up

Moving to Four Bears Village: who provides what

Four Bears Village is unincorporated, so McKenzie County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerMontana-Dakota Utilities11.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterParshall-Lucky Mound water system1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesMcKenzie CountyMcKenzie County provides services here
SchoolsNew Town Public School District 1Which 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 hereMcKenzie County AuditorMcKenzie County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2022
ZIP code5876358763 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.

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Four Bears Village for work

Where Four Bears Village’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

7% → Fargo Fargo 7% 2% → Fairview Fairview 2% 2% → New Town New Town 2% 2% → Williston Williston 2% 2% → Bismarck Bismarck 2% 2% → Van Hook Township Van Hook Township 2% Four Bears Village · 0% stay
2jobs based in Four Bears Village
0%of working residents work in town
1 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Four Bears Village

About 0 of every 100 Four Bears Village residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Four Bears Village

Census-designated place in North Dakota, United States

Four Bears Village is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McKenzie County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 500 as of the 2020 census, and was estimated at 151 in 2025.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
1.0 sq mi
Elevation
1,955 ft

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