Lehr’s age of the median resident is 60.8 years, where North Dakota’s towns sit at 33.9 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Only one of the 24 North Dakota towns we compare has a lower median household income than Lehr. Lehr has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

80 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns

Wishek · 10 mi Haag Township · 12 mi Fredonia · 13 mi Roloff Township · 14 mi Janke Township · 14 mi Red Lake Township · 16 mi

Getting set up

Moving to Lehr: who provides what

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

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PowerMontana-Dakota Utilities11.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterCity of Lehr water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Lehr’s trash rules yet

SchoolsWishek Public School District 19Which school depends on your addressNCES

Who runs elections hereMcIntosh County AuditorMcIntosh County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019

ZIP code5846058460 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 Lehr.

Climate

Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Lehr

Its midsummer high is 81°F.

42″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter5–23°

Spring29–52°

Summer54–79°

Fall32–54°

Sep 27

typical first frost

May 13

typical last frost

+1.0°

vs. the 20th-century average

Full pageLehr’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 81°, January lows 1°Rain & snow42″ of snow a winter · 21 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.0° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Compared with most of North Dakota and the rest of the country, more of Lehr’s adults have diabetes

Among adults in Lehr, 14% binge drink. No town among the 24 in North Dakota we compare has a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Lehr. Against the North Dakota average, Lehr comes out ahead on 7 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 12.

	Lehr	North Dakota towns	U.S. towns
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	17%	8.9%	12%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	14%	22%	16%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	48%	31%	35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	17%	11%	14%

32 measures vs. North Dakota

7 better13 too close to call12 worse

What stands out	Lehr	ND
Fewer binge drinkers	14.1%	21.3%
Fewer adults with depression	17.7%	21.3%
More adults with heart disease	11.9%	6.1%

South Central Health

9.7 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

Full pageLehr’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exercise Hospitals & doctors nearby9.7 miles to an ER · South Central Health How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than ND on 7 of 32

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

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Lehr is cold waves, at a moderate overall level

FEMA puts 70% of Lehr’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 13% to inland flooding. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 51% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Lehr once, in 2009.

51risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Cold wavesInland floodingHail

federal disasters paid out here

Full pageLehr’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesModerate risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in Lehr Get ready16 events a year, on average · Ready for cold waves

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

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