Automobile meets near, 1933
Halliday’s story
126 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1933.
- 1900Halliday is settled
Population
231
2025 Census estimate · −2.9% since 2020
Median home value
$116K
Census ACS
Household income
$51K
median
Median age
30.8
years
Jobs based here
84
A commuter town
Is Halliday a good place to live?
Halliday’s average trip to work is 41 minutes, where North Dakota’s towns sit at 16 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. No town among the 24 in North Dakota we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Halliday. Halliday’s trail density is 2.8 miles per square mile, against 0.7 in North Dakota’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Halliday has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
231 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Halliday: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Halliday, and how to reach them.
PowerMontana-Dakota Utilities11.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Halliday water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpMondayTrash dayTown site
Register to voteNot requiredNorth Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls.vote.govWho runs elections hereDunn County AuditorDunn County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP code5863658636 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Halliday.
Work & commute
Halliday has 0.7 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Halliday for work: only 1% work in town. 17% of residents live below the poverty line in Halliday. Since 2013, Halliday has lost 26 jobs, to 84 in 2023.
1%work in town
| Halliday | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 39% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 9.8% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Halliday1%
Killdeer20%
Dickinson9%
Manning5%
Bismarck3%
36 mi
median commute distance
84
jobs based in Halliday
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Halliday
Halliday has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 3° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
39″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter6–26°
Spring29–54°
Summer53–81°
Fall31–56°
Sep 21
typical first frost
May 20
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Halliday is
Halliday beats the North Dakota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 20% of Halliday adults binge drink.
| Halliday | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 73% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 11% | 14% |
32 measures vs. North Dakota
1 better29 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Halliday | ND |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 70.3% | 64.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.1% | 10.8% |
Sakakawea Medical Center - Cah
34.3 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards
Halliday faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Halliday since 1979.
59risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHailCold waves
1
paid flood claims since 1979
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 300 acres
1.4 mi
of trails · 2.8 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Halliday
16pages on Halliday
The big questions
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Halliday; the nearest are
Dickinson State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Dickinson39 mi$9,118 in-state tuitionWilliston State CollegeCommunity college · Public · Williston81.3 mi$6,128 in-state tuition
About 0 of every 100 Halliday residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Halliday for work
Where Halliday’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
84jobs based in Halliday
1%of working residents work in town
36 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Halliday
City in North Dakota, United States
Halliday is a city in Dunn County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 241 at the 2020 census. John S. Lesmeister, who served as the 30th North Dakota State Treasurer, grew up in Halliday.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1914
- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,047 ft
- ZIP code
- 58636
- Area code
- 701
Questions about Halliday
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Halliday, ND a good place to live?
Halliday has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.