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Maxbass Rural Fire District - Maxbass, North Dakota 5-23-2008
North Dakota›Bottineau County

MaxbassND

A town of 86, settled in 1905.

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Photo of Maxbass

Maxbass, ND · Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗

Is Maxbass a good place to live?

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

Small town

86 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
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Maxbass Rural Fire District - Maxbass, North Dakota 5-23-2008
Maxbass Rural Fire District - Maxbass, North Dakota 5-23-2008, 2008
Maxbass’s story

121 years in pictures

Census counts: 240 in 1910, 89 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1949 on.

  • 1905Maxbass is settled
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Getting set up

Moving to Maxbass: who provides what

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

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PowerMontana-Dakota Utilities11.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Maxbass water system9 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Maxbass’ trash rules yet
SchoolsNewburg United Public School District 54Which 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 hereBottineau County AuditorBottineau County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2021
ZIP code5876058760 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 Maxbass.

Natural hazards

The FEMA risk score in Maxbass is lower than in most of North Dakota or the rest of the country

Of the losses FEMA expects in Maxbass, 42% come from cold waves and 22% from inland flooding. Federal aid has come to Maxbass households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2001. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 99% of U.S. communities.

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FEMA risk score
1Very low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingWinter weather
2
federal disasters paid out here

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

Climate

Maxbass: snowy winters and pleasant summers

Among 24 North Dakota towns, just one has a lower peak summer temperature than Maxbass. July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to -1° and about 49 inches of snow falls in a winter.

49″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter2–20°
Spring29–51°
Summer54–79°
Fall31–53°
Sep 25
typical first frost
May 14
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Maxbass is

15% of adults report frequent mental distress in Maxbass, close to North Dakota’s towns (15%) and below U.S. towns (17%). This North Dakota town does better than the North Dakota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 1. In Maxbass, 22% of adults binge drink.

MaxbassNorth Dakota townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)22%22%16%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)73%73%79%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)29%29%33%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)39%37%35%
32 measures vs. North Dakota
1 better30 too close to call1 worse
What stands outMaxbassND
More adults screened for colon cancer70.4%64.9%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth13.6%10.8%
St. Andrew's Hospital
32.4 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Maxbass

16pages on Maxbass
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Maxbass; the nearest are

About Maxbass

City in North Dakota, United States

Maxbass is a city in Bottineau County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 89 at the 2020 census. Maxbass was founded in 1905.

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

Established
1905
Area
0.2 sq mi
Elevation
1,506 ft
ZIP code
58760
Area code
701

Questions about Maxbass

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Maxbass, ND a good place to live?

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